Team First Soccer Camp

I have a thing for famous people....(Secretly I wish I was famous)....And I have thing for fitness.....(which is obvious to most!).  So when given the opportunity to watch some AMAZING famous athletes do their thing how could I ever say no!!!

 

 Team First is a soccer camp run by Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, and Tisha Venturini-Hoch (Tisha pictured above, and I promise one day I will get that move dialed!!!!).  They did an amazing job building confidence, teaching respect for the game and each other, and had an incredibly fun time doing it!!! I didn't participate in the camp, but I certainly walked away feeling motivated and inspired!!

 

As were these girls!!  Up and coming soccer all stars....I am sure of it!!

USA vs Germany Men's Soccer Game

 

My cousin Stacy had extra tickets to the USA vs Germany men's soccer game, and we quickly swooped them up!!  Always soo much fun and amazing to watch!  I love watching the La Barra Brava (some of the craziest soccer fans I have ever seen!!) and I'm always thankful when we are sitting across from them, and not right in the middle of them!!!!  Although it is pretty cool to feel the seats vibrate from all the jumping!  It was an amazing game with USA winning 4 to 3.  Thank you Stacy for making it happen!!

Dolly Sods Wilderness -- A hidden little treasure in West Virginia

The Dolly Sods Wilderness is certainly a little treasure in the Eastern mountains of West Virginia.   I have never been to an area with such diversity.  It was a bit difficult to capture it all in a photo, as it felt it was a melting pot of various eco systems all mixed into one.

Temps were a bit on the colder side....Andrew & I stayed warm in the tent, but our water had ice on it in the morning!!  But that didn't stop us from our 17 ish mile hike!  The trail was pretty rocky, so it was difficult to move fast, but that just added to the beauty of the day.

Parts of the trail reminded me of tundra in AK, while others felt like a birch then pine forest.....The river with its cascading water rocks was just amazing.....Doing this hike as overnight would have been AWESOME.  Lots of really good camping spots along the way....especially down by the river!!  Thanks to those who suggested this area to me!!  Certainly a worthy adventure!

Memorial Day Weekend -- Out of Town We Go!!!

Memorial Day +  DC = ROLLING THUNDER
= ME GETTING OUT OF TOWN
(not that I don't like motorcycles, but when they come in the 1,000's its a bit overwhelming!)

So out of town Andrew and I went.  We drove south to West Virginia to check out a rock climbing area called Seneca.  We didn't do any climbing, but I had heard the rock was really interesting looking....and it was!  A shark fin sorta piece of rock.  All trad climbing....I hear the grades are sand bagged as well.  We did a quick walk up the tourist trail....cool views of climbers topping out!