In addition to the usual bear / mountain lion signs were these - apparently this trail is the most dangerous place to be in Boulder County
The run began on wide-open trails
Spring Brook Loop - recommended by Maureen - weaved through not-so-healthy looking trees
Spent 12 minutes here talking to my boss's boss. Better cell reception than at home
Really? Wonder what's back there
Bear scat
South Boulder and Bear peaks are to the right. Bear is back open after the fire - sadly South Boulder is not
The town of Eldorado Springs - where we were last night for the 4-mile race. Maureen looked at a house a few weeks back and I saw it last night before the race. Looks fun - if only it were $151,000 less expensive
I knowingly took a wrong turn at some point - expecting it would somehow get me back to the trailhead. It did. By running along 170 for half a mile. At least I got to see the Eldorado Mountain Yoga Ashram Center - just read about this in the book "Colorado's Sanctuaries, Retreats, and Sacred Places"
Here is Google Earth's fly-over view of my run. It's amazing how accurate it is - although not 100% as I was not running down the middle of the road at the end
