8 Mile Run in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Frogs call "peep, peep, peep, peep" from the swamp.
Rabbits and deer bound away as the runner draws near.
Spider's eyes reflect the headlamp's light like turquoise jewels.
JMH
ABOUT THE PHOTO: Thacher Park was the first nature space I went to in the Albany area, back in the late 1990's when I first started trail running and ran my first trail race, the Indian Ladder 15k (sadly no longer on the race calendar.) It remains dear to my heart and I need to make an effort to walk and run there more often, as I did in early June.
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RUN 120.8 mi
RIDE 265.4 mi
HIKE/WALK 614.6 mi
SNOWSHOE 4.9 mi
PADDLE 0 mi
XC SKI 1.7 mi
DAYS OUTDOORS 196/365
MONTHS BIKED 7/12
updated 7-15-26
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