The last time I wrote about Kates Plateau, I'd reported that spring growth had caused the trail to be overgrown with briars and that recent violent storms had taken down trees and made the first part of the trail very difficult to run enjoyably.
We had some great weather a week ago, and my wife and I really wanted to get out and go hiking last Sunday (2/23/13). We went out to the area to check out Polls Plateau Trail, a trail we'd never completely done before. Polls Plateau Trail is only accessible via Kates Plateau Trail (you're on it for 3 miles), so we went through what was the roughest part of the trail the last time I'd checked it out. I was pleased to see that it looked very runnable. Woohoo! Guess it's just best after the cold has killed back the thorny berry bushes. Also, those giant downed trees and branches that had made running so hard on the first section were gone, and there was obvious evidence that someone had cut and cleared the area.
That wasn't the most exciting news, though...
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| See that white Honda? That's my car on the OTHER side! :) |
That's right, the bridge is UP! No more sloshing through the river, getting wet feet (and risking so much more) on the way to the trail!
As far as Polls Plateau Trail was, it was a great, fun hike, and I'll love to write about it more sometime. For now, I still am working on some other writing projects and also need to get some more running in to get a little back in shape this season. I think doing the Polls Plateau run would be around 10 miles, and I haven't run since, well, the post that was before this one...so, mid-January, and it was only a few miles at Long Point.
Last week, I figured I'd start back up running again soon, but now it's snowing this week again, and I'm just not that hardcore anymore...
Alright have fun out there. Peace.
