AM. After a 9 hour drive to Telluride yesterday we were anxious to get out and see this beautiful area. Doone and I walked over to the Bear Creek Trail and hiked up to Bridal Veil Falls. Is it me or does everywhere have a Bridal Veil Falls? We then headed back down and went on a small unmarked trail I had read about the takes you to Little Hawaii. It was really cool bothe visually and the water was freezing. It was worth the side jaunt. Total hike if you include walking there and back was over 6 miles
PM. After lunch Doone headed out shopping and I went on a trail mountain running adventure. I rode the Gondola up to about 11000 feet then started my run which was 3.3 miles up and maxed out about 12730 feet. I was way above the tree line and that was as high as I could go without have to rock climb. I then ran all the way back down to Telluride which sits at 8750 feet. Total run was a bit over 9 miles. I then sat by the river and soaked my feet. That water is ice cold. My feet were numb quickly. It felt great. The views from the top of the mountain were incredible. I'm glad I did it.
15 mile today. I'm going to sleep well tonight.
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