Scenes from the Road

[joel_maxwell]

2 deer tonight while running with Mr Toby. He froze when we saw green eyes.

 

[Kristia]

Keeping the streak alive, it took until mile 5 or so, and then I saw it - the headless fawn. Dead animals on every run.

There was also a skunks tail later in the run - who knows where the rest of the skunk was.

-dave

I think you need a new route! I don't like those "Scenes from the Road". Poor animals.

 

[Phonedave]

I think you need a new route! I don't like those "Scenes from the Road". Poor animals.

The thing is, I run different routes all the time. It doesn't seem to matter. While I would not call this area rural, we are on the rural side of suburban. (1/2 acre minimum lots, many bigger, a number of working farms, etc) but we are right off of 2 major highways and 25 miles from NYC so we get that "ideal" mix of wildlife and traffic that leads to dead animals. I tend to run on county roads and there are stands of wood along them. I guess it is just where a lot of roadkill happens. The hawk was in a township park though, I don't know what the story was with that one.

-dave

 

[Donald Duck]

Falling asleep on the trails this morning

 

[Texas84]

Falling asleep on the trails this morning

Please tell me you don't sleep-run.

 

[Donald Duck]

Please tell me you don't sleep-run.

Nah, just so tired and resting my eyes through a short flat section. That was about 4 hrs 15 mins

 

[joel_maxwell]

Nah, just so tired and resting my eyes through a short flat section. That was about 4 hrs 15 mins

I commented back on text today... true Zombie Runner

 

[joel_maxwell]

The Yellow trail follows Tranquility Lake for a mile or so before turning up and climbing a bunch.

Coming up the trail, you get to dam. I took the dam dam tour.

and I hope no one was in this boat as it went over the falls. There is not enough water on a good day for this boat to be "in service" below the falls.

 

[Katherine]

That's beautiful @joel_maxwell ! So cool! You have inspired me to look into more trail running.

 

[joel_maxwell]

That's beautiful @joel_maxwell ! So cool! You have inspired me to look into more trail running.

@Katherine That is great. I read an article yesterday that trail running is really trending right now. Regardless, it is a little more effort (since I have to get to the trails rather than walk out my front door) but the benefits, and mosquito bites are so worth it.

 

[LindsayLoves]

That waterfall shot is to die for @joel_maxwell

Photos like that make me want to move out of the city STAT, running down the Hudson has nothing on that!

 

[wdwmagic]

Wow beautiful area Joel!

 

[joel_maxwell]

Thanks @LindsayLoves and @wdwmagic. It is our local state park. This is a map of all the trails. 50+ miles of them and 20 minute drive from my house to trail head.

Here is at the top of our climb on the tip of the blue trail above (far right on image) "Kings Chair". There are better pictures of this, but this is the only one I could find right now on google images. Ill take some soon when I visit it long enough to take some pics.

 

[Kristia]

Beautiful!

 

[Mr mom]

wow!!!!

 

[joel_maxwell]

Beautiful!

wow!!!!

I guess I take for granted sometimes the incredible sights and sounds Alabama has. I might not take them for granted, but I guess I might not be aware of how lucky I am to live in a very diverse city and state. We have a little bit of everything.

 

[joel_maxwell]

Burned out Mazada I referred to a week or two ago. Strange, scary and less than a mile from my house in the woods.