Training Log Archive: Sandy

Well this was a huge mess up. The plan was to check out a new area Greg had mapped. I made some UsynligO courses that just wandered in the woods going from hilltop to stream bend and other what I hoped would be obvious features. The area was in some state game lands, by Brady's Lake. I uploaded two short courses and a trail hike figuring I'd probably do 1 or 2 of them depending on how nice the woods were and so how fast it went.

The first problem was that the 3 mile dirt road in from the main road was being repaired and so was closed off. But it was a beautiful day so I figured I could just hike the road for a while and then do a section of one of the short courses that was closest.

The next problem was that I had forgotten to pack my knee brace. I don't *need* it to just walk around so I figured if I was mostly just walking on the dirt road I should be okay. And if it started to bother me I would just bail and walk back.

I walked about 2.5 miles to a dirt road junction which is where I was intending to head into the woods, only to find that it was the entrance to an active logging site that seemed to go on for a good long ways into the forest. It was posted with all sorts of signs saying to keep out so I didn't explore much but I checked further up the road where there was a clearing that gave a good vantage and it looked even more extensive from there.

I had left the other maps of the other short course that was on the other side of the road and the trail hike in my car so I couldn't even switch and one of those. Totally bummed, I just hiked the last half mile to the lake, took a short look around and then hiked back to my car.

So not the day I had planned. The good news is that my knee, while a little sore, doesn't seem too bad. Whew.

For some reason only half the hike synced with AP so this is the walk back to my car.