From a mountain, to the ocean

Hood to Coast 2006, liveblogged. From the top of Mount Hood, our two vans, 14 people (12 runners, 2 drivers), and 200 miles later, we'll finish along the beach at Seaside, Oregon, within a few miles from where Goonies was filmed.

Right now, it's 4:00pm on Friday, and we just rolled out of our hotel in Portland, having decorated our van and napped the afternoon away. We're just now on the course, wending our way past the runners towards the top of Mount Hood, winding down 6,000 ft of elevation in 85 degree heat, since they had to start earlier in the day.