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2,393 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.15 Miles | 2 Hrs 8 Mns | | 4.76 mph |
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| no partners | | | Got off the night shift after getting done with a flight 3:30 am and drove 2 hours home on 3:15 of sleep, Sarrah had already volunteered to get M to lacrosse knowing this would probably be my only window this year to catch fall colors at Dome Rock with other commitments taking a lot of time like hand staining the entire house which I have spent the last two weeks home doing. I really wasn’t feeling up to it, but opted to do it and decided to do it counterclockwise so the main uphills would be in the middle. Colors on the way looked promising although quite variable from green, to prime, to dried dead and brown. I was surprised at how good the colors were on the hike which also had a lot of variability and was not as good as previous years, but good nonetheless. Decided to jog it as I had about 3 hours to do the hike not including travel to and from. Previous versions of this hike used use trails that help to avoid the creek crossings. I opted to skip these and run strait through every crossing and just have wet feet. This got the mileage down to a little over 10 miles and saved time. The hills were horrible as they are deep dirt sand/gravel from horse use. Some areas were so steep and loose not only coils I not run them, but I had to use trees to pull myself up. In the past they were more packed. I don’t know if it was the shortened miles due to water crossings or doing it the oppposite direction which starts the hike and ends the hike with descents rather than ending it in a 4 mile gradual climb, but it seemed short and I couldn’t believe how quick the hike was over. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Substantial
Variable good prime stands some still green and some past. |
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