Water Run: Run by a lake, pond, stream, or waterfall and post a photo. Bonus points for capturing water in interesting non-liquid forms.
Backstretch Bingo is a hybrid online/in-person activity that gives runners a way to engage with one another and keep their running fresh during the dark days of December—the veritable backstretch of the year.
This morning I ran past Harpur Pond in the BUNP and it was mostly frozen over with a layer of snow.
I’m also including the needle ice photo from the other day (this morning it was all covered by a dusting of snow) and the knickpoint with mini-waterfall.
I did the Thom b loop out at Hammond Hill today. There was a couple inches of snow up there!!! Lots of frozen water and not many pictures because I ended up with a frozen phone.
Plenty of snow on the South Hill Rec Way as well. On the longest leg there was half a mile snowy, half a mile clear, and then snowy again out to the point where the trail meets Coddington:
To find water in the desert, just go up! There is usually snow on the ridge, and sometimes there is some awe-inspiring cloud cover at the peak. Not pictured but definitely present are the puffs of steam from panting while ascending the ridge - it was 18F with the wind chill when we started running this morning!