Updates

This past Monday and Tuesday I got to go backpacking in the Wind River Mountains with my dog Mountie. It was a kind of Spiritual Retreat/ Getaway that I have been wanting to do for a while now. Going by myself was a good experience, and the only horrible parts were some strong wind, millions of mosquitos, and freaking myself out at night when I was trying to go to sleep.

The good things were that I got to go into the mountains, fish, hike, sleep, eat, spend time with God, talk to myself, laugh at the stupid things Mountie did, and be refreshed!

This weekend we are "Worshipping In The Wilderness" as a Church. The entire congregation is invited to come about 45 minutes north of Kemmerer into the National Forest and campout Saturday night, and then we are going to have Church up there on Sunday morning with a cookout afterwards. Should be a total blast!

Diamond X Triathlon

After the race, showing off our muscles and team number

Just finished running. We got 3rd place overall!


Coming up the hill on the final stretch. We were in 6th place when I started.

Kevin coming in on his bike, he was the first guy with a mountain bike to finish.

Audrey was the first woman out of the water and 4th overall.

The Diamond X Triathlon was this past Saturday. We did a team with Audrey swimming, Kevin biking, and me running. It was a blast! Audrey rented a wetsuit from a scuba place in Rock Springs because the water was going to be so cold. The race took place on a Guest Ranch south of Evanston, WY and she had to swim in a resevoir! We finished 3rd overall, and 2nd in the team division. The first place winners were part of the family that put it on so we got the main prize: a two night stay at the guest ranch for free! We all had a lot of fun, and went out to eat with Heather, Kevin, Andrew, Caleb, Matthias, Micah, and Noah after the race. We want to do another one!

Fossil Fest & Weekend Activities

This weekend, actually today marks the 1 year mark that Audrey and I have been in Kemmerer. Last year we made the drive from Rock Springs up to Kemmerer with only a few of our items to unload. We ran the Fossil Fest 5k Fun Run, and I almost died from the altitude. Needless to say a lot of things have changed along with my acclimation to the altitude.

Tonight I am helping out with a Family Fun Night for all the kids of the community. Booths and games galore with prizes and candy! Then Friday and Saturday afternoon the Church is going to hand out free bottles of water as an outreach. It should be pretty good, I hope.

Saturday morning Audrey, myself, and Kevin Kneeland are doing a team triathlon in Evanston. Audrey is swimming, Kevin biking, and I will be running. 600 meter swim, 12 mile bike, and 3.1 mile run. We are looking forward to having fun with that as well!

Official Results From Lander Half Marathon

Audrey Ross - 1 Hour 54 Minutes 24 Seconds - 64 out of 216 total runners - 23rd woman to cross the finish line.

Jadon Ross - 1 Hour 54 Minutes 43 Seconds - 65 out of 216 total runners - 42nd man to cross the finish line.

Done with the Lander Half Marathon

Well we made it to Lander and did the half marathon this morning. It started at 6:30 a.m. and both Audrey and I finished in 1 hour and 54 minutes. It was the best time that I've done for a half marathon. So that feels really good. The soreness doesn't feel so good as of right now, but I know that will go away soon! Hopefully I can find some pictures online that photographers took, and our official time and place.

We are leaving at 3:30 in the morning to do a half marathon in lander wy! Wish us luck and hopefully we get some good sleep tonight.

Cold Hands, Warm Heart Book Review

11. Cold Hands, Warm Heart by Jeff King

This is a good book about the adventures and perils of Alaskan Sled Dog Racing. A really easy read with intriguing stories pertaining to racing and life in Alaska. If you have any interest in dogs, racing, or Alaska then you should read this book.