Fire & Ice

After climbing a 14% grade mountain for 2 miles spirits and legs were both battered. An enthusiastic volunteer firefighter, Diego, helped to boost moral for the last 30 miles that were to come. He opened up the fire house for us and gave us some ice to put in our water bottles.
Diego moved from Brooklyn, NY to central PA about a year ago just to try something new. You can imagine that an eccentric Latino man in rural Pennsylvania is a bit out of the ordinary but Diego seems to make friends very easily.
We chatted and climbed in the fire trucks like a bunch of 5 year olds until it was time to mobilize.
These are the days you won't find anywhere else.