Training Log Archive: JanetT

Park and neighborhood. Cloudy and about 50 with a Nw breeze (and a few light sprinkles).

No killdeer today, but I saw barn swallows, mockingbirds, eastern kingbirds, red-winged blackbirds, robins, and two black birds harassing a redtail hawk.

Neighborhoods. Mid-60s with partly to mostly cloudy skies and a good breeze to cool me off at times. Got it done before the forecasted rain this weekend.

Four killdeer in the usual place, and one or two eastern kingbirds (first time I've noticed them there) in the small meadow area between the parking lots of the park, and the school grounds.

D&L rail trail north from White Haven PA, doing the uphill first. They call it "unimproved" but it was basically a well-used jeep road on a rail grade. Pretty good condition; a few places where it was wet (rain last night) or a bit rough, but mostly fine. It took almost 55 minutes to reach the turnaround point, and < 35 to ride back. Good leg workout.

We had a later than planned start because of problems with Glen's bike...first, he noted a detached-at-one-end spoke when loading the bikes onto the car rack, so we swung by the Trek store in Allentown on our way, where they fixed it.

Them as we pulled out of the parking lot, the bike tire exploded...on the wheel that had been worked on. So we pulled back in and they fixed that issue, and then we were on our way.

The temp was near 80 near home today, but in the low to mid 70s max. in White Haven. Very nice for riding. We passed two marshy ponds with yellow lily flowers just starting to bloom and turned around once we got to Moosehead Lake. No water birds to be seen, but we saw and heard a few others (nothing that sat still to be identified).

Unusual nature sightings were some type of wild azalea in bloom (maybe pinkster), and a Siberian larch with new soft red cones all over it. You may be able to see them on my Facebook page.

We also encountered a doe grazing along the trail that didn't move until we passed by...we were downwind of her on our approach so she wasn't sure what we were.

Twists ("sage twists", actually) and other movements; Deanna's class.

Over to Curly Horse neighborhood and Hopewell Park, and back with a small loop here to get over three miles. Warmer today; upper 70s, partly cloudy but with some clearing, and breezy enough to not be too uncomfortable.

4 killdeer at the park.

Planted the plants I bought yesterday. We'll see how they do.

Up hills in the adjacent neighborhood. Love this temperature...mid-60s...and overcast (all day). Glen went biking at a place he likes that I don't care for because it's too hilly (for me).

AP first ID'd this as Walk/Jog. :-)

Once around the community plus a little loop at the end to get it over two miles. Temp still in the low 80s (but the humidity hasn't been as high as it could have been).

Three good-size toads, including one the size of my fist. First ones this season that we've noticed, anyway.