tree cover

Between 6 and 7 miles cross country today in 1 10′ 31″.

It’s tough to map these cross-country routes. The satellite pictures don’t have the detail that allow you to pick out the route beneath tree cover.

Running by the clock becomes the order of the day.

There’s always a new trail to take to the right or the left, and I never fail to be amazed by what you find when I take the detour. This morning, on the eastern edge of Leroy Oakes I found a high spot with a clearing and a park bench that gives a great view looking west over the preserve and beyond.

You can also run into dead ends and have to retrace. I did that this morning too and at one point I wished I had a machete to hack a route back to the trail!