Friday, June 21, 2013
Malan Peak Hike June 21, 2013
Just a little morning hike up to Malan Peak with Mayflower and Michex. Mayflower got new trail shoes that needed a test drive. She has the amazing pink laces! After making it to the peak and trying a couple of attempts at setting the timer on my camera to get a photo of the 3 of us, some really nice ladies came along and offered to take the photo for us:) And then Michex made several vain attempts at getting in BOTH sides of a panorama shot. Which is not as easy as it sounds, by the way. You can tell that we were only partially successful about half the time. All in all, a great morning in a beautiful canyon, rewarded with amazing views of Ogden and the company of my girlies:)...and then we ran down the trail! Woohoo! Then Mayflower went and got her driving permit when we got home...:)
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Just for fun.
After a very stressful week of long hours and project crunch time at work last week, I decided to take Friday off and treat myself to one of my favorite trail runs. I did this one last summer while training for my marathon and remembered really loving it! I was surprised, however, that I still felt some of the same anxieties that I did last year. I thought they were "training" anxieties, but I guess I was mistaken. But, after deciding to shorten the mileage a little bit and having Shematite hike the first 20 minutes with me, my anxieties lessened and I was able to really enjoy the trail run:)
The South Skyline Trail starts at the top of North Ogden Divide and goes south, over the mountains, to Pineview reservoir. Last year I included the detour out to Lewis Peak and back which added about 4 miles. This time, once I gained the ridge over-looking the valleys, I picked up my pace and kept going to the other side of the mountain, not taking the time to go out to the Peak:) I love bombing down that trail! I had 2 women pass me shortly after I started. They were fast and looked like they were heading to Lewis Peak. I didn't see anyone else until I was about 3 miles from the end of the trail. I startled 2 mountain bikers who had stopped to rest on the trail, then came upon another biker who warned me of 2 hikers and then a pack of llamas coming up the trail. After that came 2 dirt bikes and that was it! There was much less traffic on a Friday than on a Saturday.
Shematite met me at the trail's end and we both soaked our legs in the cool water of the reservoir. 9.5 miles never felt so good:)
The South Skyline Trail starts at the top of North Ogden Divide and goes south, over the mountains, to Pineview reservoir. Last year I included the detour out to Lewis Peak and back which added about 4 miles. This time, once I gained the ridge over-looking the valleys, I picked up my pace and kept going to the other side of the mountain, not taking the time to go out to the Peak:) I love bombing down that trail! I had 2 women pass me shortly after I started. They were fast and looked like they were heading to Lewis Peak. I didn't see anyone else until I was about 3 miles from the end of the trail. I startled 2 mountain bikers who had stopped to rest on the trail, then came upon another biker who warned me of 2 hikers and then a pack of llamas coming up the trail. After that came 2 dirt bikes and that was it! There was much less traffic on a Friday than on a Saturday.
Shematite met me at the trail's end and we both soaked our legs in the cool water of the reservoir. 9.5 miles never felt so good:)
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