Well, I’m another year older which only means that I got to run one more mile in celebration of it! On Saturday Monica, James, Fitz, Chad and I made the drive out Hwy 20 to Ross Dam to enjoy the Doug McKeever recommended Big Beaver Creek Trail. Our dark 7am departure from Seattle and meeting spot in Burlington with Monica put us on the trail at just before 11am. We joked about our alpine start as we headed down the steep 0.8 mile trail to Ross Dam. The route was really straight forward, cross the dam and run 6 miles to Big Beaver Creek Trail, then up that trail as far as we wanted (ideally 16 miles) and then head back the same way.
I scored a Hero Helmet camera enduring the Uphill Challenge at Summer Outdoor Retailer that came complete with a head strap, chest strap, car,