I’d run a few races at this location, so I was somewhat familiar
with it. But since I’d only been on the
trails during the races, exploring the area as part of the Georgetown Running
Club’s 2020 Summer Tour was a good opportunity.
I walked the main trail that I’d raced on first, as it was a good place
to start. Then I walked the open areas
by the cricket ground and tennis courts, but there wasn’t much “nature things”
to take pictures of.
Since I was prepared for an all-day walk, I’d placed some extra
water in a cool container in my car to replenish what I had. There were a number of side trails off the
main, and I wanted to explore them.
There wasn’t a trail map which showed those areas (like at other places
I’d been), so I had to note various landmarks in order to be able to gauge what
direction I was going.
As you could see by the pictures, the day was nice and sunny when
I started. When I got on to the side
trails, it started to cloud over, which wasn’t too bad because it made it feel
less hot. The side trails twisted and
turned, and I honestly say I wasn’t sure what compass direction I was heading. I was just truckin’ along enjoying the view,
and suddenly I hear this loud boom. The
skies above had gotten real dark, and there were a lot of rumbles.
Since I didn’t know where I was on the trail (how close was I back
to a point of the main trail), I did a 180 and double-timed it back the way I
came. That brought me back to the main
trail, where I was then able to pick up speed.
The rain started to come down, so that didn’t bother me because I knew
how long it’d take me to get back to the car.
There was a section of the trail which came close to the backyards of
some houses. A family was sitting on
their covered porch and yelled “Run, Forrest, Run” as I went whizzing by. Obviously I didn’t complete all the trails,
so that means I’ll make a return trip later to do so.
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