This October, I am competing in the Marine Corps Marathon for the third year in a row. However, this competition is not mine; it is Jason's. I met Jason during the summer of 2005 when I was a cyclist on the Journey of Hope--a cross country bike trip to raise funds and awareness for people with disabilities. While Jason lives with cerebral palsy, it doesn't keep him from being active.
Jason and I are running the marathon together and have committed to raising $3,000 for Push America. This is Jason's first marathon. I will be pushing him through the course, but his heart and mind will provide the energy we need to finish. Currently, we have raised just over $2,100 and are asking everyone for their support. So please watch the following video and consider making a tax-deductible donation on our behalf to Push America at http://secure.pushamerica.org/kylethomas. Thank you!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Lost in Utah
There is nothing like a good road trip and I have been fortunate to have some great ones. Jeff and I, in particular, always seem to get ourselves in interesting situations. Over the last two years, the list is as follows:1) Icy bushwaking adventure in North Carolina wilderness (hitchhiking was involved)
2) South Carolina paddling
3) Lost in Rocky Mountain National Park (snow covered the trail) w/ June sledding
4) October kayak sledding on Loveland Pass
5) Snow cave construction at 12,000 ft.
Well, we recently added another.....river hiking in Zion, Utah with a touch of precarious off-roading between Ouray and Silverton, Colorado. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the off-roading because at the time, we were not exactly excited to be in that situation--totally on accident.
Anyways, Jeff was driving from California to North Carolina. I thought I would hop in for the Vegas to Denver leg. We did it in one weekend covering quite a bit of ground. We stopped in Telluride to visit an old friend, we won $20 in a casino and made it back to Denver at 3am on Sunday just in time to get me to work on Monday. Below, are a few images and video from our activities.
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