Trail run with Adam Wende - Today's trail run was a trip down memory lane. These trails were so much longer and steeper as a scout lugging a backpack that weighed as much as you. It was still great to go back and check it all out again. I met Adam at the park-n-ride and we drove up to mill-D trailhead. First stop was Dog Lake. We started at 7220ft and climbed to 8700 feet in 2.5 miles. Perfect weather this morning. It had rained overnight and the trail was not dusty at all. Perfect. We took a quick lap around the lake (that is becoming a habit of mine now) and headed back down to the fork in the trail to start the climb to Desolation Lake. 1/2 mile back down to 8200 feet. Then we began the 2.5 mile climb to 9600 feet above Desolation Lake. We stopped to admire the view. Sweet view Park City and SLC from up there. I am pretty sure that section of trail is on the Wasatch 100. Tough trail. We sure enjoyed blasting down it though back to the bottom (after another token lap around Desolation Lake). As we were flying down the hill, I started to notice lots of little critters darting around my feet. They seemed to be trying to attack me as there was no explanation for why they would dart out onto the trail at the exact second I would run by. Maybe playing chicken? At one point one got close enough that it ran literally over my foot as it was planted on the ground. I felt his little paws all over my feet. I also had a little encounter with a female biker. I suppose she was cross with me for chuckling as she couldn't make it up a steep and technical section that we were running down. I proceeded to run past her as she was stopped on the side of the trail. I am not sure what her thought process was, but it didn't include the simple math to figure out that there was not lots of room to pass by. Right as I went by, she swong her leg over her bike seat in some kung-fu manner and gave me a roundhouse right in the gut. I am sorry lady! Don't kill me, I have a family. After arriving back at the car, we decided to head over to Doughnut falls to add some more miles and another stop to the tour of Cody's memory lane. Luckily this section was loaded with hikers so the wildlife was minimal. We did have a perfect little troop of scouts cheering for us though. That was odd. The highlight of the trip though was the soaking of the legs in the canyon river. We were there maybe 2 mins when a Ranger sees us and freaks out. Apparently, people drink that water and don't like it when my smelly feet are in their drinking water. He scolded us for having the nerve of being in the water and told us we should learn to read the signs that say "stay out of the water". Yes, sir. Sorry sir. $450 fine averted. Good times. T-2:04:30 (9:21)
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