Exploring in Granville, off Old Westfield Road on a obscure path.  Looking over the topo map of the area, I was hoping this would lead to Bad Luck Mountain.

Decent route up to Bad Luck Mountain with a few intersections yet to explore.  I began the turn south a little too early though, and didn't find the woods road on the topo map of the area, but an alternative.

Very good route, lost all my elevation and emptied into an un-mowed field.  Wandered a bit, decided to bee-line it right to Route 57 through a backyard.  Ran the road roughly 1.2-miles back to the car, finishing with 4-miles.

Still tying up loose ends and the trail network throughout Granville.  This time, ventured around Parsons Pond, connected to the path to  Lover's Lane, and alternated around Black Pond a bit as well.

6.3-miles with the toe allowing for minor jogging here and there.

Stone-Pile along the route

Interesting Rock

Exploring Granville with the limitations of the sore left toe.  Managed 3-miles of hiking in the vicinity of Barber Camp and Parsons Pond.  Trail was decent but many briars and berry-bushes to contend with.

Abandoned Pool in the middle of the forest

Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #4 for 2021...

"Clean Break", by Lionel White, first published in 1955.  The novel may be more famous due to being filmed as "The Killing" by Stanley Kubrick.

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Movie Tie-In

Movie Tie-In

Ortho-Doc gives me great news regarding fracture of left wrist...  healed.

Now, Physical Therapy begins for the tendon and ligament issues for same wrist/hand.

And on this day in 2005...

Tippi and I ran the Savoy General Store Marathon.  It was lengthy, over 29-miles I believe.  From Haskins Road to the General Store, which brought us all the way over to Windsor Jambs, we had the company of "Max", a friendly dog we picked up at Loop & Haskins intersection. 

Tippi along the trails of Savoy, 2005.

Oddly, each time we came to an intersection on the trail, "Max" knew which way we were planning on turning (even though he lead).  He managed this for 9 - 10 miles.

Total for the day was roughly 29.30-miles in 6:17:52.  It was my 27th completed marathon, and Tippi's 3rd.  After finishing, I met Jane Phinney in the Savoy Town Offices;  she was the Savoy Town Clerk and is the author of  "Taking the High Road". 

Still letting toe heal. 

Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #3 for 2021...

"The Burnt Orange Heresy", by Charles Willeford, first published in 1971.

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Emergency call-in to work early morning.

Drove to visit folks, brought a couple of bags of organic, frozen chicken, as well as and donuts from Mrs. Murphy's. 

Picked fresh summer squash, green beans, zucchini, and broccoli.

Gave the toe a rest after two-days of use.

Drove back to Granville to link Beach Hill Road to North Lane No. 1, since I've been at it awhile and feel close to completing the way through.

Found the route I needed, works wonderfully within the rest of my "network".  Basically at an exit from the Phelon Memorial Forest near the gas-pipe line right of way.

5.2-miles of hiking, with a few steps of running here and there.  The toe is not ready for full-time running activity yet.

Old news department...

On this day in 2009, Tippi and I explored the Robert Frost Trail through Sunderland and Amherst (I think).  It was a day after a really hard rain, so the brooks and streams were really roaring.  We ended up losing a bunch of time "off trail" around Eastman Brook.

We parked at Amethyst Brook and did a bit south, then north to the foot of Bull Hill.  Outstanding area that I would like to return to.

This was my 43rd completed marathon and Tippi's 14th.  The run took us 6:03:58 to finish.

Returned to the woods with a 4.8-mile hike.  Toe and foot still hurt a bit, but not increasingly so.

Funny enough, the toe (especially) seemed to feel a bit better after working it today. 

In remembrance of Wuzzam's dog Sam... RIP July 22nd, 2019...

Sam was my dog Tippi's best friend, and the only dog she ever gave way to.  Sam was just so big and strong, Tips realized and respected that.  What a beautiful pair of animals they were as they ran freely though the woods with us.  I will remember them splashing in the streams we came across, Tippi yapping away at Sam because he fetched the stick first (or grabbed it out of her mouth).  Time goes on but I truly miss them both, still.

Sam on the Nipmuck, February 2016

At Pixie Falls, with Wuzzam

Still in recovery mode due to left toe/foot injury. 

Still in recovery mode due to left toe/foot injury. 

Music 2021...

Effort #17,  "After the Goldrush"...  Another Neil Young classic, by my friend Rev. King.

Old News Department...  on this day in 2008, I completed the Hallockville Pond - Mt Institute Marathon with Wuzzam and Tippi.  The 25+ miles were completed in 5:29:07, and we ended the day with a dip in Hallockville Pond.  This was my 38th completed marathon, and Tippi's 12th.