James wanted to go trail running so we ran and hiked from Rock Canyon up around the back of the mountains and through Slide Canyon to the top of the Y and back down. This was not the best time of year to do this as we discovered that there was a lot of snow on the back side of the mountain still. My legs are pretty beat now. That 7+ miles is worth a lot more fatigue wise. That is a pretty tough loop. for those that are not familiar with this loop it starts at 5100 feet and climbs to 8200 feet in about 4 miles and then back down again with most of the decent coming in about only 2 miles. It is normally a very tough route without the snow. The snow made it much worse as the trail disappeared so it was pretty much a guess at where you were. At times the snow was to the point my leg would break through up to my knee. Probably not the smartest thing for me to do but it was an experience James and I won't forget and those times are priceless so it was worth it. Hopefully all is well tomorrow with the legs.
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