Visit with Mom today.

DL's Folks Grave

Corolla Maintenance today.

And from the Marathon Archives...

Granville - Kingdom Marathon - May 14th, 2020
Granville State Forest & Tunxis State Forest

With very little thought I decided to tackle the Granville State Forest to Satan's Kingdom Marathon today.  DL was willing to shuttle my car to the finish at Satan's Kingdom, and then drive me to the start at Granville State Forest along the Hubbard River.

I felt really good for the first twenty-miles, and pretty good from that point to the finish.  I power-hiked the ups from the Route 219 crossing at 19-miles, and jogged all the flats and  downhill.

Beautiful day, temperatures ranged from the fifties to start (about 9:10 a.m.) and just about seventy toward the end at 3:00 p.m.

The run measured out on the gps at 25.78-miles, and I completed the effort in 5:54 moving time, and 6:04 total time (a few stops to refuel water drops and photos).  This was my 59th completed marathon all-time.

The total climb according to Google Earth was 4702', with a net descent of 5389'.  The majority of the elevation loss was in the first 2 and last 2 miles.

Elevation Profile

Hubbard River

Black Bear Crossing - Valley Brook

Tunxis State Forest

Roberts Brook

Indian Council Caves Summit

Lake McDonough

Lake McDonough

Sign in Log at the 1st Ratlum Peak

Old Camp Pond, a favorite of Sam & Tippi

Ancient America Magazine "New England"...  Part I.

Meeting with our financial team and a banking visit. 

Injured Stinks.

"High Points" along trails during April 2025... 

• Ireland Trip

• "An Chonair"

• The Conor Pass or Connor Pass (Irish: An Chonair, 'the way or path') is one of the highest mountain passes in Ireland served by an asphalted road. It is on the R560 road on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry.

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period April 1st through April 30, 2025:

First (#1) Shockwave Ultra-Sound (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for right achilles).

Williamstown to visit my Mother.

Stopped at Jack's Hot Dog Stand for a couple. 

"Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #13 for 2025...

"The Sour Lemon Score" by Donald Westlake writing as Richard Stark, published in 1969.

12th in his acclaimed Parker series.

Shift at JMH, TA and L'vs.

Hike at McLean & Holcomb, with some Granby Land Trust Sites as well.

4.2-miles, two waterfalls and Diamond Ledge. 

"Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #12 for 2025...

"The Fifth Woman" by Henning Mankell, published in 1996.

6th in his acclaimed Wallander series.

Swedish: Den femte kvinnan

The English translation by Steven T. Murray, 2000.

Shift at JMH early. 

Departing Shannon Airport for Home.