The Agile Fox Friday Foto – 07.20.2012
After a year and a half of including a ‘pic of the week’ at the end of my weekly training summary, I’ve decided to let it stand as a post of its own. I’m also implementing a rule that the Friday Foto needs to have been taken sometime in the last week. No recycling. I am doing this to keep me engaged in building my photography skills, and to make me work harder to get fresh shots. Click here to see my previous Friday Foto posts.
According to Wikipedia, Mountain Goats do not belong to the genus Capra (that of true goats). Instead, they are the sole species in the genus Oreamnos, a Greek term meaning mountain lamb. In the wild they live from between 12 to 15 years, with a lifespan mainly dictated by their teeth wearing down. Nannies give birth in late May to early June. The kids weigh around 7lbs at birth.
This pair is likely just 4-6 weeks old. They were a lot of fun to watch as they played and jumped from rock to rock.
Just Kids
1/125, f/6.3, 102mm @ 500 ISO
Fire Dragon Follow Up
Thank you to everyone that participated in my fundraising effort for Colorado wildfire relief by liking, sharing, and linking to my photo and blog post. I was able to send $550 to the Colorado Chapters of the American Red Cross today as a result of your support and the generous matching provided by my employer.
An especially HUGE thanks goes to those of you that purchased prints.
Anyone interested in buying a print can do so here.
100% of the money after printing and shipping costs goes to the Red Cross.
Thank you!
2012 Training Log – Week 27
Week 2 of vacation. Very little running, but did some 14ers and tons of walking around at an amusement park (should have worn the Garmin).
Monday – Wednesday
0 miles
Thursday
7 miles
Late eveing Quandary ascent. Got off the mountain at 12:30am.
Friday
14 miles
Drove over to Leadville after Quandary and took a 3 hour nap before hiking up Mt. Massive.
Saturday
12 miles
Spent time working around the house, then took the kids swimming for a couple of hours. Got home mid afternoon and asked who wanted to ride up Waterton while I ran. Much to my surprise, they were all game. I really need to do this more often. It’s a great way to get everyone out and doing something, and I get a good workout.
The run was good. I didn’t expect much since it was only the 4th time I’ve run in the past two weeks. I was a little rusty for a mile or two, then settled in and really enjoyed it.
Sunday
2 miles
Just some easy treadmill with lots of calf stretching.
Total: 35 miles / 10:00
The Scene Begins 