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Saturday, March 28, 2015
Wild weather
This is looking west at the very start of today's run, probably 10 minutes before dawn. The rain squall and winds weren't upon me when I started — or as I ran a couple of miles eastward — but they hit with a vengeance right about when I turned around to return to the car. As a result, I was bucking a 20-30 mph headwind, rain and a temperature drop of almost 10 degrees (to 29 or 30) all the way back.
This was the view from my garage this morning as I prepared to drive out for a run. Stonewall Mountain, which has been featured in quite a few pictures on this blog in the past month or so, rises to a peak just to the left of this frame. There is a staffed lookout tower on the peak (summer only).
Toward the east end of my run, in a stand of mature aspen and cottonwoods, I got really close to the sandhill cranes, but I couldn't see them. Louder than ever, and by the sound probably no more than 50 feet away, but they must have been hunkered down a bit.
Looking at Google Earth, I think my turnaround point wasn't far from the trail I ran (from the other end) yesterday. In a few weeks I may push farther east and see if I can make a loop out of this run. If I do, it'll be a bit long (7 or 8 miles).
One more picture below, just of one of the many little tributaries that braid this area. Not sure if it's part of Keep Cool, Sucker or Spring creek. They're all out there.
4.2; 26.7; 113.3; 192.3
Posted by Mose, 7:59 AM
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