A delightful run+ bushwhack up Mount Logan (thru waist-deep raspberry bushes, sadly, no berries.) Ben joined me and got all cranky on the bushwhack. "This isn't even trail running," he moaned. Hahaha. 'cuz trail runners don't bushwhack dear... He had only planned on 8 miles round trip, we hit the summit at 6.7, it was really cold, and I was planning on tagging Providence Peak (adds on maybe a mile) but I let him talk me out of it. Bummer. I did talk him into coming down Providence Canyon instead of back out through Dry. I couldn't imagine losing 1200 ft elevation in 0.6 miles through deep raspberry thickets to be much fun, especially since he was wearing five fingers. Oh, and he didn't bring running clothes so he was out in climbing clothes. We got out of Providence Canyon after 16.6 miles. Oops. I noticed after 12 miles my ankle just rolled over everything- rocks I would usually use to push off of I would just roll over, so a lot of weakness. One roll was very painful, but 1/2 mile later felt better. Got to get that strengthened. We would have taken the deer fence trail to connect back to Dry canyon (my original 20+mile plan) but Ben didn't have food, water, salt, etc.... and the pads of his feet were tired from the 5 fingers that he never wears. So I called my Dad and had him come pick us up, since he was only a couple miles away. I really wanted to finish the loop, but I knew that my stubborn husband wouldn't have been ok with getting a ride unless I got in there too. I also felt like if I had kept going he would have felt like a sissy-pants, which he's not. Then we went to the movies. Then boating. Then barbecuing. What a day. | 