Training Log Archive: CleverSky

TSF, western (unmapped) section. Excellent sunny afternoon, a few degrees above freezing. Started out on snowmobile trails that were total ice; that improved somewhat as I climbed. At some point up top the woods looked nice enough on the right that I decided to go off-trail for a while, and I found clean white corridors that avoided the laurel for the most part. After rejoining the trails, I eventually went for another wander, then headed westward through pretty nice woods. This was all in about 4" of crusty snow that did not support my weight, so it was a lot serious workout. The couple of splits that I took were at a pair of very nice ancient oaks. That was a particularly sweet bit of forest, with other admirable trees around and interesting topography. And back on the old railroad bed, which had also been packed down by snowmobiles. The half-mile straight section looks very long when you're sighting down it with the good winter visibility.

Mud season coming this week, I think.