Hangin' out with my son most of the day - the weather was beautiful, but I just couldn't see how I was going to get a run in, and consigned myself to missing out on the day. Well, then Matt VH calls me up and starts asking me about trails in our area and it starts getting me all excited to run, so I kind of invited myself to go along. Luckily, he was game for some company. I had let my brother borrow my car, my wife was at work, and I was home with my son, so I was in a bit of a pickle...but luckily I had a brother that was willing to come pick up the munchkin, and Matt just picked me up at my house, so it worked out. We ran from Baer canyon over to the BST in Kaysville, it connects just above the 1st bridge. It's an OK route, has a big steep climb right at the start, but then its a cruiser from there on out. There is one section where you run above the shooting range, and its a little sketchy. Even though you know they're not (hopefully) trying to shoot at you, your pulse still quickens when you hear those shots go off an you can look just down below you and see people shooting in your direction! My pace quickened in that section! Both of us had forgotten our watches, so we just cruised along and enjoyed the run. Ran to Fernwood and then back. It started to get dark on the way back, and that made it quite difficult to see, especially in the dirt sections. The snow would give you a little contrast, but the dirt just looked like a black hole and you couldn't see a thing (the 'glare' from the city lights below really made it hard). Surprisingly we made it to the end without either of us falling. The trail was snowy. steep and slippery in spots, and we were both very impressed by the traction that our Lone Peaks provided. Good little route, especially if you want to tack on some extra miles without having to go up past Fernwood - and its even better if you can go when people aren't trying to shoot you. :) | 