There is something inherently appealing about starting a run from your front doorsteps and seeing your ultimate objective in mind. Knowing that it is just your feet that will power you to that point. In the end, I arrived back at my steps satiated after a solid 14miles/2:50minutes/3000+feet of vertical gain on a beautiful morning.
The run in picture:
Some of the initial trail leading to the base of Lynn Peak- no snow yet
A little icy and frozen through the early sections made the climb a little more challenging
Some accumulation of fresh snow about 1500 feet up the climb
Eventually hit fresh snow- thigh deep at points-made for a brutal climb but great descent
Sun breaking through
Goofing around with the timer feature on the camera- the traction was pretty good for the most part, tactile
I was the only person on the mountain this morning- the only other tracks I saw were bunny- thankfully nothing bigger
The tunnel of snow-laden trees leading me back down the mountain- the snowy descent made things a lot easier as I simply just bounced and slid my way down- much easier than the usual rocky and technical descent Lynn Peak normally presents
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