I'm a sucker for trails through the mountains. And I'm totally spoiled...luckily enough. Here are a couple of my views this morning, which don't even do it justice at all. 
Ran 7.5 glorious sunny miles of mountainous trails. Exactly 1 hour 30 minutes. pace showed 12:06/mile and 3300 Feet of elevation gain. The sun was already fully up when I started driving to the trail head. It was really windy by my house, but perfect in the foothills. This is one of those mornings where I feel completely blessed to be able to run and not be injured. And now I'm getting super excited to go to Crested Butte this weekend. Nan and I are getting away for the weekend for our 8th anniversary. 3 days in the mountains running and biking and hanging out with my best friend and not changing diapers or putting out fights. Yes, it is going to be very nice indeed. As I ran down the trail in that 2nd picture today though, my mind was filled with memories of hiking that exact section with my 2 year old Ali holding on tight to my finger just 3 days ago and it brought joy to my heart as I ran, and I couldn't help just laughing out loud and grinning at how blessed I am. Each time I jumped a mud puddle I heard Ali say 'muddies' in the cutest way ever. It was a cool way to end the run, and made me very grateful to be able to share trail experiences with my family.
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