Slow going today, but I wasn't going to let that stop me from being on the trail. I walked and stretched when I wanted. Averaged 11 mm doing that. I so enjoyed hanging out in the hood. Except the last segment of the trail was sectioned off with yellow caution tape and a huge "trail closed" sign. It reminded me of when that homeless kid overdosed one night out on the trail two or three summers ago. But it wasn't a crime scene, they are doing something down there like deciding to delta out the last segment of the river (not sure why, there are some years so dry there's hardly any water). Also, there's a group of protesters in tents with a huge billboard petition to 'Save our River'. Except for the recent improvements to many parks and trails throughout the city, I'm not sure Provo City can be trusted to make a decision about the area that will be beneficial to residents down there. Just this morning, I was sickened by the sound of a Fronteir Airlines commercial size jet taking off. So who knows what the city is up to down there. But it's hard to know, "environmentalists" around here get pretty hard core. Who knows what's going on. I ended up having to run the Lakeshore drive which cut my run short by 1 mile. It's ok, I walked 4 more in the evening up near Squaw Peak as I've been doing these past few weeks.
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