This is a view from Leg 4 of the Tussey Mountainback 50-mile relay race course. Whenever I return to State College I make time to return to Rockrock State Forest for a run along one of the fire road trails. This time, on Sunday June 15, the weather was sublime. Great memories of relays here with my teams “Three Feat” and “Built for Comfort.” “Three Feat” (Mark Wherley, Beth Bailey and I) won a first place medal in the standard mixed masters class in 2009. No matter that we were the only competitors in that class.
My excuse for returning was the annual meeting of the Advisory Board of the Penn State Online Geospatial Programs. It was a delight to be with old friends again, to strategize together about the continuing success of the Penn State program, and of course to dine at Zola New World Bistro.