The Power of Facebook

For a long time, I just didn't get Facebook. But once I decided to see what all the fuss is about, I realize it's fun. It's a great way to catch up and keep up with friends, and today, it meant that Ian knew from my status that Snowman and I were planning to head to Bradbury for a run this morning. He commented that he and Emma were meeting Jim at 10am for 8 miles. So, we put it into high gear and decided to meet up with them. Not that running with just Snowman isn't fun, but we figured it would be nice to get a Trail Monster run in. Especially since I miss most of the Saturday runs due to work!

Ian had devised an out-and-back on some snowmobile trails headed out of the west side of the park which I've never been on. The intent was to show Emma this stretch of trail for the end of a 16 mile loop she was planning to do later this week. He warned us it was hilly. And it was. The terrain was rolling to say the least, and meandered through the woods and across some fields before we hooked up with the snowmobile trails along the powerlines. At one point, we had a nice view of the weather station poking above the trees at Pineland Farms.

The trails were well packed and a bit icy. Emma took one nice digger off the side of the trail, thinking that she'd avoid an icy downhill by going slightly off-trail. The snow is still deep where it isn't packed, and she made a nice noise as she went down, but popped right back up and kept on at it. We had fun chatting, and Jim kept us entertained with stories the whole way. I felt good during the run, but lost a bit of steam in the final stretch as we climbed a big hill and then took a side snowshoe trail close to the end of the route, which took us up to Bradbury summit. Still, it was a gorgeous day and quite warm. In fact, I was way overdressed, as usual, for the run. From the summit we had a view of the ocean, which made the climb worth it. Then it was a quick, and slick, way down the Switchback Trail to the bottom.

Thanks for letting us join you, guys! It was fun and a great day to be out :-)