I set the alarm for 6 but didn't have the motivation to get out in the dark. I went back to sleep and went at 8 instead. The trail was empty. Weird because it was beautiful. There was a bit of a north wind but not enough to make it uncomfortable. I can tell I haven't been getting in all the miles I've wanted over the last few weeks because I was a little sluggish. My ankles felt good however. The beavers finished their job or at least last nights wind storm finished it for them. There was a big tree that had been gnawed through on the trail and the wind took it down. It is blocking the trail and it takes a bit of climbing to get over it. On the way back I went around. It is between two access points so I exited the trail just north of the blockage and got back on just to the south. | 