This past weekend the annual Tour of Walla Walla took place. It is a well attended USCF stage race that attracts mainly amateurs. Though the weather forecast was iffy all weekend, precipitation held off all three days. Riders only had to battle the 20 mph 40 degree winds.

Rob Britton was the overall winner and Whitman Alum Sam Johnson came in 5th in the Pro-1-2 division. Full results can be found on the Tour of Walla Walla’s page. I took a huge number of pictures at the event, but being my first attempt a photographing a cycling road race, the keeper percentage was pretty low. Anyway, some of the better ones can be found in my Tour of Walla Walla gallery.

Wow. I can’t believe it is the end of the ski season already.

And what a season it was. This was the first season for me where more than half my days were powder days. At least three of my top five best days occurred this season.

Its sad to see the snow go, but there are a few tours left in the season. And climbing season is coming into its prime. Not to mention that melting snow and drying trails mean its time to oil up the chain on my mountain bike.