It's hard to believe it has been less than two months since we first started talking about SMB. In that time we have over 200 RSVPs and have raised over $2,800 in donations with more to come. We hit a couple of brick walls and just walked right through them like they weren't even there. This thing took on a life of its own within days and and there was no stopping it. Now we are almost there and, even though we are confident that it will be everything we hoped it would be, there is also this strong feeling that it may be much better than any of us can even imagine.
Each day the weather forecast seems to add a degree or two. Today the prediction was close to 80 degrees for Saturday. But Sunday is supposed to be much cooler so who knows? Still, we need to prepare for warm weather. We have 8 cases of water (280 bottles) and I am thinking we need at least twice that. If you want to contribute a case of water, please drop it by the Host Site. Costco sells a 35 bottle case for about $5 including deposit. If the forecast holds, we will be staging water at the halfway point on both trails to the summit. Dog bowls will be available as well. We have checked several sources and all agree that it has to get quite a bit hotter to cause problems for dogs feet. Still, the advice is to keep the dogs off the pavement as much as possible. We'll have ways for dogs and people to cool down. We also have plenty of Gatorade, pop, and ice. We will have Popsicles, ice cream, and other frozen treats. It's not like 80 is super hot. It's more that SMB participants are super cool. We are just doing what we can to keep them that way!
