I am back in the land of the internet. No internet, no cell service in all of Yellowstone. I'd get an occasional 3G signal, but that's it. We left there this morning and drove about 5 hours and stopped just north of Salt Lake City. We're at a KOA tonight, taking showers, possibly doing some laundry, plugged in for full a/c. We are staying somewhere (not sure where yet) around Moab tomorrow, then a couple nights at a state park near Canyonlands, then back to Pagosa and our condo for 1-2 weeks. We may drive into Canyonlands for a day as we ended up buying a national parks annual pass, which has already saved us money since we hit up Arches, Grand Teton and Yellowstone so far. National Parks are full of beautiful things, but they are not great for dogs, which is why we're going to a Utah state park next. At least they're allowed on the trails there.

I ran about 5 miles yesterday, pretty much right alongside Yellowstone Lake, which was just gorgeous. The mountain bike trails I ran at Grand Targhee over the weekend were fun, but the hills.......those were some exhausting runs.

Lisa, at least if one brake had to go it was the front one. The back one is much more important (if you can only have one, that is).

Liz, I'm sorry work is so frustrating. And that weather doesn't help, I'm sure. You would love the weather I've been running in. Was in the 30s overnight while in Yellowstone, and mid 40s in Grand Targhee.

Kathryn, not a tattoo person, but yours is really pretty. I like it.

Cathy, TF has not had good luck with other people and COVID. Glad the girls got to meet him - sounds like it went pretty well.

Sandy, that was me that recommended The Authenticity Project. I loved it. Your work has been sucking too, sorry about that. You need a three week road trip. DH is asking for the retirement paperwork as soon as we get back.

Tessa, yay on all the kittens getting adopted!

I know I missed a bunch of you, but hey, this is my best attempt at personals in over a week. And the laundry is wide open so I'm going to go throw a load in.

Rant alert. So I'm kinda ticked with my friend,  the one I normally run with. She KNOWS I can't run ultras anymore and that this fact really upsets me still and that hubby really screwed up his back and can barely walk at the moment. Tonight she got the local fatass RD (another friend) to message me to get us to do his next event. 40 miles but to be fair he's offering a 14 mile option. She asked me last week if I was interested.  I told her no and reiterated the reasons why. She brought it up again at a social event Saturday. Again I said no.

I DO NOT WANT TO DO IT because I'm so jealous that I can't do the full event nor want to do the shorter version because (insert sarcasm) ya I really want to hear about how everyone did or about their next ultra. Talk about FOMO. I've told her this again and again, that I'm not ready to be involved even on a volunteer level and have stayed away from this particular group as result.  In fact,  I've only been running solo lately. I'm pissed that she put me under the pressure of having to turn down the RD. She means well but she's in denial about my no longer being able but her insistence makes me feel bad.