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Still a Gem!
Ran this mid-morning right after a small, straggler of a rain cell went over. Shoes got a little wet in the grass but feet didn’t get wet until the beginning of Hermit’s Way. After that, I was able to keep them dry. I thought I might be able to do this without RunGo but chickened out and let Rachel be my guide. I think the dancing 'shroom heads is a new sculpture:
Shortly after turning onto Hermit’s Way, I saw something the size of a large black cat but with a long bushy tail run across the trail into the brush. Might have been a cat but I’m thinking it was something like a marten, or maybe a small fisher?. Later in the day, I saw something very similar run into the brush from Baldwin Road at Kennedy SF. Another cat there? Wish I’d gotten more than a glimpse.
In the past, when Rachel RunGo told me to look at Jack’s Dragon, I assumed she was referring metaphorically to this old piece of machinery across the creek, which is what I focused on then:
This course is so scenic with the interesting, varied woods, and streams, and spring flowers! As I was running, I kept remembering what was ahead and wondering how it would all be squeezed into the remaining distance. There is a large swath of mayapples:
and if you like trilliums… get your feet out there now! When you reach the Lehigh Valley trail at just over a mile to go, thousands of trilliums greet you from both sides of the trail:
Thanks for the fisher confirmation, Julie! Lime Hollow is pretty awesome! Next time I’m there on a weekend, I’ll stop inside… and tell you of my very cool first fisher encounter near Heiberg Memorial Forest.
Just me ..and the bugs.. and the Bugs .. and the bugs
Long story short had appointment at Cortland so I planned on running this afterwards - and after about six or seven twists and turns in life ended up doing so… despite the fact that one of my trail shoes was still lying on the entry with floor and said shoe had the bug spray, the hydration and nutrition in it.., so I ran in my Street shoes and hoped that I had drank and ate enough during the day - and that the bugs would stay away.
There was only one other car in the parking lot when I started, so I didn’t expect to see anyone and I didn’t until I passed a solitary hiker at the very end. However, I did see Bugs (Bunny) and about 40 of his kin during the run.
And I saw plenty of bugs as well fortunately, there was just enough wind on most of the course to keep them from bothering me. And so I could enjoy long stretches of the run - such as the length of Hermits way. I got a mite confused a couple of times - still turned a step too early at the bog - but I was never lost
Some notes for others: at one point on the hermit’s way, there was a rope stretched across the trail with some branches behind it that may have been intended to block the trail- but I never saw any other signs of work or trail damage. The path at the end of the trail, was overgrown, and a potential tick haven, and the pavilion by the bog is no more though the tables and outhouse are still there.
But which started as a slug turned out to be a really pleasant run. I forgotten how much fun these trails could be.
Line Hollow was a good choice today, lots of shade and not too long. Nice view out over the bog, but only spotted 1 red eft. Some interesting sculptures along the way too.
