Tom and I went to SLC yesterday and didn't come home till today! We had tickets to the Jazz game so we decided to make an overnighter out of it. The kids were great to cooperate! Seventeen year olds can be so helpful! We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Murray which is right next to the Jordan River Trail. So we slept in a bit and then headed out. The sun was having a hard time getting over the top of Mt. Olympus for awhile, but once it appeared we were able to enjoy sunshine on our shoulders the whole way! What a feeling! Even though the sun felt great, the run seemed a little difficult. I felt quite sluggish. Tom doubled up and back every so often so he could get 10 miles to my 8. It was fun to see many different kinds of birds along the trail. We noticed 2 hawks, a cute family of quail, ducks and geese galore and many unknown varieties. It was fun to see their footprints in the snow and hear the different sounds of each of them. The geese make it sound like there is a traffic jam with all of their honking. Some bird sounded like he was laughing at us, (like the laugh of the Penquin in Batman). We just laughed back at him...laughing is heart healthy, we all need to do much more of it in our lives! A great run and a great little get away! And 8 miles when I was really just planning on 5 for today.
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