I've been relying on my bikes lately for some cardio/endurance workouts and opted for a long ride on my road bike up the Hartsdraw Road into the town of Monticello and back. The Hatsdraws Road is quite a climb, more than I was anticipating. But I love to climb, so no problem there. Beautiful ride!! The mountains are green and I must say I miss them. This is my favorite time of the year in the high country. As I was huffing my way up I noticed a brown animal lunbering down the side of the road. Thinking it was a cow I didn't look twice. As I approached it, I realized this was no cow but a bear! It was completely unaware I was behind him. It crossed my mind that it is probably not a good thing to suprise a bear, to late...he saw me and took off at a dead sprint through the trees. Am I really that scary? Anyways amazing ride with awesome views, highly recommended!
I've been in the best of moods today because I had a great run this morning. No pain in my heel!! I woke to a steady drizzle, true to me form at 5 am, and seized the oppritunity to experience the desert in the rain. Closest thing to a religous experience, if I were religous, that I have ever had. I ran in and out of a couple canyons with great views of the Needles out to the top of Elephant Hill. I've planned hill repeats in the future on Elephant Hill, great technical climbing and a good anaerobic 3 minute hill climb. Word of caution: Slickrock really is SLICKROCK when wet.
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