We camped at the Lagoon Campground last night in preparation for our Novell day at Lagoon. We have an old 1985 trailer I bought from my neighbor years ago and that we have used very little. It lacks an air conditioner, but with slightly cooler temperatures and a good fan we slept pretty well. There is a jogging/bike trail that passes right next to the campground. I asked the camp staff about it and they said they thought it went 4 or 5 miles up to the canyon. I followed it towards Lagoon and entered the "Lagoon Trail" which passes behind the park. I saw some buffalo and elk and went passed the loading area for Rattle Snake Rapids. I was a little disappointed when I got a 1/2 mile up the trail and it came out onto a city street and apparently ended. I couldn't find anywhere that it continued so I turned back. Once I got back to the campground I followed the trail the other direction...for maybe 1/4 mile until it also came out onto State St. and apparently ended. I may have missed the trail continuation on either end but, if not, this is a pretty short trail. Anyway, I continued following State St. for a while and then turned back. All in all it was a pretty enjoyable run, although I didn't push very hard. I knew I had a full day of walking around the amusement park ahead of me. I ended up running 5.1 miles at an average pace of 9:11/mi. |