MMT Training Runs – MLK Weekend
The Virginia Happy Trails Running Club puts on several excellent training runs for the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 race held in May. The Martin Luther King weekend was the first of the fat ass events. It was a warm, cold, sunny, snowy, foggy weekend to run!
Sunrise in the Massanutten Mountains – MMT Training Run #1
Orange trail – before the snow – Waterfall 50K
Orange trail- after the snow – Waterfall 50K
VHTRC Trifecta
The Virginia Happy Trails Fourth of July Trifecta continues…
An epic weekend – three days of playing on the mountain trails of the Shenandoahs. Here are a few of the sights!
Browntown
Sophie’s Death March
Jeremy’s Run
January TWOT
The Wild Oak Trail…a 27 mile loop with 8000 feet of climbing. My favorite trail to play on.
Scenes from a wet, cold, windy and fun January day.
Magical moss
Winter trail
Little Bald trailhead
Gorgeous sunset – our reward after a foggy, wet and windy day on trail
Devils Postpile – California
Devils Postpile National Monument is near Mammoth Mountain, California. An extraordinary example of columnar basalt, it was formed less than 100,000 years ago when cooling lava flow cracked into multi-sided columns. The symmetry in this rock structure is truly amazing. A beautiful trail that leads to a breathtaking view.
trail to the Postpile
blue skies, clear streams, green trees – spectacular views
the top of the Postpile
Devils Postpile
Seneca Rocks – Roy Gap Road
View from the climb up Roy Gap Road
The top of Roy Gap Road looking down on Seneca Rocks
North Fork Mountain Trail – WV
Trailhead for the North Fork Mountain Trail in West Virginia
Climbing to the ridge
“Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach.” John Muir –
The reward at the end of a long trail run – South Branch of the Potomac River
Billy Goat Trail
River leading into the Potomac
Running the rocks
Peaceful lake – loved the triangle rocks
Dragonfly filled lake
Listen to the river sing sweet songs…
Laurel Highlands Ultra
Here is a slideshow of beautiful trail from the 33rd annual Laurel Highlands Ultra in Pennsylvania. This 70.5 mile trail race was challenging, rocky, gorgeous, technical, rooty, fabulous, ferny, magical, frustrating, rocky, hilly, spectacular, and FUN. I took a few photos on trail – enjoy!
Pisgah National Forest – Art Loeb trail
From the top of a mountain on the Art Loeb trail
- Art Loeb trail – climbing, climbing…
Bull Run Eagles
Spring on the Bull Run trail.
One of three bald eagles we saw near the Bull Run marina.
Bull Run – Occoquan Trail
Winter View
- Rocks
Holiday Lake 50K
Holiday Lake 50K – a beautiful course, great people and a fun race to run!
The view from the bridge - one of many reasons I trail run.
Climbing along the lake
Holiday Lake
Sunset on Trail
Another reason to love trail running.
Rocktown Trails
Sweet single track right across the street from my parent’s house that connects with my high school cross country course. Always fun to run on the old CC course, and now there are these lovely trails too. Â I enjoyed a few days of trail running while in town for Thanksgiving. Wish these had been there when I was in high school!
Tomlinson Run State Park
Camping with old friends, playing on the trails and in the woods at Tomlinson State Park in West Virginia. There were zillions of butterflies there! A very fun weekend.Â
Massanutten
A lovely trail run on the Massanutten Ridge Trail with @josephlandreth. Beautiful blue sky day with great views of the mountains.
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