when in doubt, go higher

We arrived here, and I thought
“Shit. That is one big temple and
one rickety
looking set of steps.” (It was)

In other words. Doubts.

But I remembered.

“When in doubt, go higher.”

No regrets.

Brothers A and C and
I went trail running.

We shotgunned three
cans of Sparks and
ran whooping out of
the parking lot up
the trail.

I was wearing my
kilt, jester hat,
$6.95 yellow safety
glasses, no shirt and
carrying two Specialized
bottles of HEED.

Brother C ate a burrito
and almost hurled.

“How far are we running,”
he said. Not more than
1.5 hrs,” I laughed.
“Better not,” he said.

We tiptoed across the
dam overflow boards which
were about three inches
wide and slippery. Brother
C almost fell in. Brother
A and I didn’t help: “Whoa!
Watch yer step! Don’t look
down, fool!”

The last 200 meters we
met an elderly couple
on the singletrack. “Hi,”
I yelped. They looked
shocked. I did look kinda
weird with the kilt and
clown hat I guess.

We made it back to the
car in 01:29.53

“Told ya,” I grinned
at Brother C; He looked
a little tired. Brother
A jumped in the water
and shouted for the cold
of it.

I love this stuff.

8.0 miles
875’ elev. gain
Singletrack and fire road

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I woke up and everything
hurt.

My feet hurt.
My back really hurt.
My legs were sore.

Even my nose hurt
(burnt).

So…

I went for a run!

Yay! Felt much better.

5.0 miles
Gorgeous, sunny day!
Five dogs.
One deer.
16 ounces of good coffee.

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not super-high but a
good view and fresh
air.

Arthur’s Seat
Edinburgh

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Have a superlative day
everyone!!

I hops outta bed and:

ready, set,
ready, set

...go! Go! Go!

(runs out the door)

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_{which reminds me to
go up when in times
of doubt.}

Mountains, trees,
hills and maybe
just scrambling
up a roof.

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