i was up at 6:30 saturday morning and in the trails at hurd park by 7:15. a few minutes into my hike i was greeted by two deer who crossed my path. the deer were spooked for a second, ran, and then proceeded to stare me down for another minute or so as i snapped photos. i ended up seeing these same deer three more times throughout the morning. if a 6'3" monster was coming at me in the middle of the woods i'd run like hell! these deer just chilled out 75 feet away, tails wagging and all! i put in 2 hours of hiking time and wound up going back to hurd in the afternoon for another 1.5 hour hike with my dad & karli. great day in the woods!
this morning i was up at 6:20 and clipped into my cross country skis by 7:00. again, i ended up at hurd park and this morning was eerie. the sun hadn't yet risen and the park was dark! i made my way along on my skis counting down the minutes till sunrise and some radiant warmth...it was bone chilling cold in the darkness of the trees! i put in 1.5 hours on the skis covering some good distance and feeling the burn in 80% of my body. gotta' get ride of the guinness gut, road racing starts in 2 months!
all in all it was a kick a$$ weekend, a great way to start the new year. back to the grind tomorrow...wah wah wah! :(
the weekends photos: click here
