Training Log Archive: bbrooke

I had originally planned to hike up to the top of Bear Peak in Boulder today -- but I was afraid the hours and hours of rain yesterday would make for really muddy conditions (and possibly trail closures).

I had resigned myself to a couple of hours out and back on the boring but paved Coal Creek Trail. So I was amazed to see this morning (on the Boulder OSMP web site) that the Dirty Bismarck trails were actually open -- surprising, b/c those trails can get SO muddy (and are often closed for that reason).

By the time I got my usual "alpine start", it was still sunny but there were ominous dark clouds to the west. Ugh -- I was kicking myself for not getting out earlier. But the weather held and I made it around the entire loop (CCW) without getting thunder-stormed on. Yay! Also, the trail was busy but not nearly as mobbed with other people as I expected it to be.

I went at a pretty casual pace the whole time, so I felt like I had it in me to do a few extra miles at the end (Davidson Mesa & Harper Lake).

I'm glad I got to take advantage of the great weather.

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