3.25 miles
marshall loop
52 degrees
It’s leaf peeping time. Up at the North Shore it was mostly gold, but down here, more reds and oranges. Bright sun this morning and quiet. After hearing Scott talk about how the Marshall hill was helping him get into shape, I decided to try it. I did it! I ran up the entire hill without stopping to walk — a mental victory. The thing I remember most about the run was rowers on the river. Running east, I could see a single shell out of the corner of my eye. Only a dark form moving in the water. Running back west, I stopped at the overlook for a longer view. Another single shell. The person was rowing with one paddle, the other moving on its own.
45 minute hike
minnehaha off-leash dog park
58 degrees
The weekly dog park hike with Delia and FWA. What a morning for a hike by the river! Cool, sunny, some leaves the color of pears, others apples and oranges. Inspired by my mention of the pear, FWA started recounting Annoying Orange stories and the grumpy pear.
10 Things
- a hovering helicopter, the loud choppy buzz of its propellers
- what were they doing? searching for someone who fell in the river? Nope. Fixing power lines! one dude was hanging off the end of a rope with a ladder
- the incessant bark of a far off dog
- the flash of white and black — the fur of a fast dog
- wore hiking sandals — fine, soft sand right by the river seeped through the gaps in my sandals and gathered under my big toe
- a woman picking up a toddler and smelling them, then saying, nope, you must have stepped in dog poop
- the river, burning a bright white
- Delia stomping through the water, lifting each paw all the way out
- a woman in bright red pants, and a bright red jacket
- an almost medium-sized dog in a cute/stylish sweater, their owner wearing burgundy tennis shoes and an orange jacket