Bachelor Bust

The past two years, Brandon has made a quick 'Batchelor' trip to Mt. Bachelor to do their randonnee race, enjoying a race in bluebird conditions and some time to himself on that long ride. This year, with the lack of snow, we decided to join him, so we made the trek down to Bend on Friday night after work.

Due to high winds, we opted not to stay in the Mt. Bachelor parking lot and instead stayed down in town. For some reason, Brandon has an issue arriving on time to this race. The past two years, he was stuck in traffic and unsure if he'd make it to the race (after 7 hours of driving). This time, we simply didn't allow enough time for the morning tasks and drive. Once there, Brandon sprinted from the truck to the start line and made it there literally just in time. He was already gassed before the race had even started.  The snow conditions were less than ideal as well, with thick cascade cement. When the race was finished, Brandon had finished in 6th place.

Our friends Seth and Holly joined for the trip, so I got to watch their son in the lodge with K while they all raced. Both finished strongly, with Holly taking 3rd in the womens' category.

[The boys were pretty happy playing trucks on the table.]

[The boys spent a little time skiing on the bunny hill.]

After the race festivities, we headed back down to Bend and enjoyed dinner with Seth, Holly, and Eli.  The next morning, we had breakfast at Sparrow Bakery, which might be worth a 7-hour drive in and of itself. Then, the loooooong drive home, with many pitstops at parks for little guy.