Badwater- Installment 2
What makes a strong runner? I pondered this as I climbed the relentless upward trajectory that was the final push out of Lone Pine and into the Whitney Portal. I had risen at 7 am in my hostel like hotel room in Lone Pine. The place looked straight out of a hokey western, and I later learned that was on purpose as many of those old westerns were filmed in the hills just north of our location. We ended up there as we carted Dale toward the race end in search of somewhere for him to relax and recover. Also we all wanted to finish out the full Badwater experience, so we searched for somewhere to stay in Lone Pine, the final town stop and place of the post-race awards and hang. After checking in, our crew team ventured out into the hills above Lone pine to do some running in the movie famous hills while Dale took a much needed nap then headed over to Jake’s Saloon. Here the walls are lined with Sharpie’d signatures from some of the world’s most elite runners. The all wood dive