I'm not sure "easy" is the best adjective for today's mileage, but it was so enjoyable that I'll just leave it there. After sleeping through my alarm this morning, I brought my gear to work and managed to sneak in a run on the Grandeur Peak trail on my lunch hour (or so). I didn't have time to make it all the way up, but it was one of those gorgeous autumn days where the mountains were just screaming to be visited. I parked at the trailhead at the end of Wasatch and headed straight up the gut. I had never run or hiked the trail before, so I'm not sure how far away I was from the summit, but I'm guessing it would have taken me another half hour or so from the 1.5-mile point where I turned around. I stopped and talked to a guy who was up there hiking with his dog. He has cardiopulmonary disease and has been working his way up to hiking over the past number of months after barely being able to walk without collapsing. He said he just wants to be strong enough to be around for his grandkids (he's only 56). It made me grateful for my health.
Hopefully I can find another time to make it up to the summit before the weather turns. | 