Half Dome

As we move through Summer and near the end of the race season we try to mix up the racing with other activities. As teammates we have spent much of the last 8 months and the past years traveling, riding, and racing together. We form friendship that are both on and off the bike. Last Monday the Laberges and I hiked Half Dome in Yosemite. Chris recently became an Eagle Scout. We have been on the team together for the past 6 years and he has been constantly working towards this goal.

We planned to do Half Dome Monday, but cycling is our passion, so we all raced different criteriums on Sunday and drove up to Yosemite right afterwards. Probably not the best way to recover or prepare for the hike, but that's ok. We arrived at the camp site late on Sunday night and we up and moving before the Sunrise. The hike was hard, but with all the talk of how epic of a journey would be, it was nothing in comparison to most road races. Doing other sports and activities is fun, but it really makes me appreciate cycling.

As the saying goes:
Pic or it didn't happen

or for cyclist:

STRAVA or it didn't happen