We did the Big Burns/Blacks Canyon run with Mat, Steph, and Jenn. We did it two years before in the fall, and loved the colors. We knew we'd be a couple weeks early to get the colors at their peak, but it was still so pretty! This has become one of my favorite fall runs. It has a lot of water, and a little bit of everything else. There are a gazillion creek crossings, plus a section of trail where there are giant ferns along both sides of the trail. They were wet, so in turn got us wet. None of us had a dry spot left on us! The first 5 miles are pretty flat, then you get to climb for a few miles, and then you end with a nice long down hill. It's a perfect 13 mile trail!
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Starting picture
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| The first 2 miles are along the river on the dirt road. It was a beautiful foggy day! |
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| We saw quite a few cute deer. |
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| I love fall! |
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| Pictures can never do it justice, but the colors were awesome! |
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| One of our gazillion crossings. Some of the trail just walks up the creek. |
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| Part way up the big climb. We got into a little bit of snow when we got up high. And I assure you I wasn't wearing leather pants on the run! Hahahaha, my pants were just soaked! |
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| Climbing up in the mud! |
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| A picture of the crew at the top! Now we had the fun downhill part! |
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| We passed this really cool pond. The moss at the bottom was bright green. It almost looked like something toxic. |
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