I could not sleep so I woke at 4:30 a.m. , showered and headed to the feed zone to snag a tent for the team. I thought I forgot to pack my mace so I ended up walking through the start/finish area as to avoid all the homeless people sleeping everywhere. Single woman, walking with a camera bag and backpack said "tourist" all the way. I sweated even more in the pre-dawn humidity. The walk took me twenty minutes. My legs are still throbbing and I did not race or even ride a bike today. Ugh. I dropped at least 5 lbs and that was after I ate dinner at 4:00 p.m. I just popped some of those pills Good Andy had in his hands and down a glass of water. My job was to manage the feed zone and I think we did pretty good, all things considered.
We didn't have a big box cooler as I did not have room due to my commuting situation for the weekend and I ran out of time to buy a Styrofoam one. I forgot my 5 gallon jug of water at the
yummy Fudge and Phluff lady's house and I was without a car to go get it. So I had to try to stay calm and improvise. The team car was being loaded from two hotels and they did not have time to run for the water jug, either. Thank goodness PCT came through with the water and ice so it all worked out. I snagged some chairs from the expo as the vendors had not dragged their hungover arses out to set up yet. (6:00 a.m. came pretty fast) I even borrowed a small lunch box cooler from a vendor so our team car had drink bottle supplies to feed the riders and themselves. I called Brad at 6:30 a.m. requesting a Styrofoam cooler from Whole Foods. He showed up with two of those portable
freezer bags and I about had a cow. Earlier, one of the volunteers gave me a huge trash bag and I put two cases of water and a 40 lb. bag of ice in it with a towel over it as a make shift cooler as I waited for the "cooler" that never arrived.
PCT provided a hospitality tent for the teams' support and volunteers marshaling the feeding area. I was so grateful as that bagel was the only thing I ended up eating all day. Once the mayhem began, it was non-stop until 1:00 p.m.
I did not get much sleep as I had a mountain view and I left the curtains open all week. I have a ton of pictures from the full moon setting over the ridge. Awesome.
See the reddish patch of land below the snow-capped mountains, that was from last year's Angora fire area.
A 250 years old Western White Pine.
My hotel/casino was to the right of the gondola below. The odd numbered rooms had the mountain views. I steered clear of playing blackjack as I wanted to spend my time and money outside.
Yesterday's US Open was the most exciting sport to watch. I think conquering the mental aspect is the toughest of any sport and Tiger knows how to overcome. The crowds roared and roared and roared. It was just amazing to watch over and over again on ESPN Sportscenter. 
the field;
Lesley and Lorena and Kate?? - I did continuous shoot. I think Kate is hidden by a rider - look at the Jen photo... if you can blow it up, you can see the back of her.
Kate? and Jen;
JDub;
JDub;
Yea, I am still awake because I am a freak. I go a while not posting then slam! :-) I have to do this - work will be crazy as someone resigned and her last day was last Thursday; I have been off since last Thursday; I leave for a conference on June 16th and I have to finalize some girl's camp stuff that weekend before.
I could not sleep so I woke at 4:30 a.m. , showered and headed to the feed zone to snag a tent for the team. I thought I forgot to pack my mace so I ended up walking through the start/finish area as to avoid all the homeless people sleeping everywhere. Single woman, walking with a camera bag and backpack said "tourist" all the way. I sweated even more in the pre-dawn humidity. The walk took me twenty minutes. My legs are still throbbing and I did not race or even ride a bike today. Ugh. I dropped at least 5 lbs and that was after I ate dinner at 4:00 p.m. I just popped some of those pills Good Andy had in his hands and down a glass of water. My job was to manage the feed zone and I think we did pretty good, all things considered.
