Training Archive: jimaIn the 7 days ending 2006-10-14:
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Tuesday Oct 10 | ||
| Run (woods / trail) 30:00 [3] 4.6 km (6:31 / km) | |
| ahr:155 max:167 shoes: Nike Air Assail Trail | ||
| Dusk run at Ahern.
Some of the bike trails were getting a bit harder to see and follow towards the end. Managed not to trip and break somehting in the middle of the woods. Saw a large flock of geese overhead as I was cooling down. They were heading over towards Winnisquam. A perfect vee of 25-20 birds with another 5 following about 150 meters behind. Honking up a storm - probably mostly the back seat drivers giving directions to the poor one in front. | ||
Monday Oct 9 | ||
| Hiking 2:55:00 [2] ** 8.4 km (20:50 / km) +586m 15:27 / km | |
| shoes: Merrill Hikers | ||
| Mt Cardigan with Tim and Jon.
A beautiful day - mid-60s, clear skies, gentle breeze. Up Holt Trail, even knowing how steep it was at the end from when Jon and I did it back in early July. Would have preferred a more gentle approach, but young studs need their challenges... Came down over Firescrew on the Manning Trail, a more moderate descent, but my knees still felt it. Just under 3 hours. Not bad for a trip the guide book says takes 4 1/2. A lot of folks on top, many with fairly small kids - next year need to try from a different trailhead. Maybe Ryan will be up for it, he'll be walking by then. 25 lbs of squirming grandson would make any day more interesting. | ||
Sunday Oct 8 | ||
| Canoeing 1:40:00 [1] | |
| On Opeche, warm and beautiful. Almost no wind, so the water was very clear - could see the bottom in many areas. Saw an eel and a salmon close together. Salmon must have been 24", eel looked to be twice that. Saw a pair of loons several times, they actually got quite close to me, <50 feet. A monarch buttefly was working its way across the middle of the lake, offered it a place to set a spell and rest, but it kept on trucking.
Other wildlife sighted: heron coming in for a landing just below the dam, the normal bunch of vultures hanging out in the same area, a couple of mallards, 3 unspecified almost all black ducks, a large bunch of Canada geese up in the far north end, plus a few sub-morons out on their jet skis. All in all, the lake was pretty quiet - a wonderful time on the water. Maybe the last time this year? My arms will feel it tomorrow. | ||