NCAA Championships..What Did Matt Llano Do After He Earned All-America Honors?

He Celebrated his Performance in the 10K...
by running 10 miles...

Sahalie Falls

Matt Llano with his parents, Bob and Sue at Sahalie Falls near Eugene, OR.

Dan Petty, Matt Llano and me at Sahalie Falls outside of Eugene, Oregon. A quick trip before the NCAA Championship Finals races. Matt earned All-America honors in the 10K the night before.

The McKenzie Trail...

Matt Llano and Dan Petty celebrated Matt's performance by running 10 miles on the McKenzie Trail.

Part of the McKenzie Trail...headed to Koosah Falls.

The trail sign...

The West side of the McKenzie River Trail.

Matt Llano and Dan Petty at Koosah Falls...

Koosah Falls on the McKenzie Trail...

The prefect rainbow coming off Koosah Falls...

Matt decided to get a very close look over the Koosah Falls...This was before his mom and dad got there.

The trees grow big & tall as they reach for the sun... Matt and Dan ran 10 miles on the McKenzie Trail from Sahalie Falls to Koosah Falls and then over to Clear Lake.

The McKenzie River flowing through the gorge...You did not want to slip at this point on the trail. Matt and Dan wanted to try to cross the river on these logs...I discoraged them...

The trail was great for running...

A Steller's Jay looking for some food...

The trail parallels the McKenzie River...

And a bridge made from a log was the only way to cross the river.

Clear Lake...In places 130 feet deep it is so clear that you can see 50 feet deep on a calm day. It's fed by an underground river of snow melt from the nearby mountains.