tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645043.post2824529420925533022..comments2023-11-05T04:22:37.599-07:00Comments on Lisa Smith-Batchen: Dreamchasers Are Already Grabbing HeadlinesLisa Smith-Batchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17344992789207537587noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645043.post-64520294325735067712008-03-26T21:36:00.000-06:002008-03-26T21:36:00.000-06:00Great going Jeff to get on the front, home page!Be...Great going Jeff to get on the front, home page!<BR/><BR/>Best of luck to the dream team! I hope to run this race next year.<BR/><BR/>BradAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645043.post-79817346350421492462008-03-26T08:36:00.000-06:002008-03-26T08:36:00.000-06:00Lisa and anyone interested in the pre-race experie...Lisa and anyone interested in the pre-race experience . . .<BR/><BR/>We've arrived in Ouarzazate, Morocco, a town of a few thousand people out in the desert. I wrote some friends that it is a mix between Las Vegas (the dry heat, dust, sand, and rocks with new construction everywhere) and the third-world feel of Mexico.<BR/><BR/>We are all quite excited--but nervous. This morning Jay Batchen walked us through a pack tutorial, with many of us frantically getting rid of items in order to get down to a smaller weight. Marianne seems to be the winner, with a 15-pound pack; mine is just a hair under 22 pounds, which seems to be about average.<BR/><BR/>Two more days in Ouarzazate, and then off to the first Bivouac!<BR/><BR/>- Ted ArcherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com