Tuesday, June 14, 2011

VA State Champs

A few days late, but still amazing! Go Saxons!


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Monday, June 13, 2011

Caldera Kickoff

"Can you guys stop making so much dust?" -yup, that pretty much sums up Saturday's race.

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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Dirt


"I get hungry, thirsty, itchy for the woods. The moss, the dampness. It just feels so healthy. It's like going to the farmers' market for your lungs." -Olympian Joan Nesbit Mabe on trail running.


Wonderful day at Valles Caldera trail marathon yesterday -- added some more pottery to the collection!

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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Southern Accents

"I run an extermination business on the side; can you put an ad in your magazine?" -a woman from the Greenville, Mississippi mayor's office. I called to get flood stats and instead got to hear about her bug-killing operation -- never mind that she'd never heard of Outside.
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Friday, June 10, 2011

Hazy Skies


"That smoke in New Mexican' eyes isn't leaving yet." -from the New Mexican's fire coverage.


Photo from the Santa Fe New Mexican

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Emotion

"I am sure that in nine out of ten cases the original wish to write is the wish to make oneself felt." -novelist Elizabeth Bowen
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

CoMo's Best BBQ


"Slow down! Barbecue is as much about the cooking as it is about the eating. Make a smaller fire, cook at a lower temperature, grab an adult beverage and enjoy the day!" -BBQ champ Big Mista dishes out cooking advice to Inside Columbia readers. Read the rest of my article about local sauces here.



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