Your singletrack can never be too skinny
Dear Talepop, You are my longest, unbroken trail romance since Rocky Oaks. I couldn't wait to see you this morning. I took special care...
The Cat Walk
Dear Talepop, Your skinny singletrack is the new cat walk, demanding a serious style upgrade. I've never been accused of being...
Protecting People and Trees
Protecting runners and trees with brightly painted roots on Rice University running loop. Dear RIce University Loop, You take such good...
Ready for takeoff
Talepop is filled with dandelions and sparkling with dew under a brilliant sky. The trail is completely overgrown in the meadow valley...
Make a wish
Dear Chesebro, You are my wish come true. As soon as I took a left onto Silent Trail, I saw it. A field of dandelions. A sea of wish...
Petzl:30
I got my taxes today. Ugh. I ran this morning at Chesebro, but on the way home, I started feeling stressed and realized I should do...
New bling at the top of Talepop
Dear Talepop, I can't stop taking pictures of you. The top of Talepop is where the flowers bloom first. The mustard plants shoot up and...
Stopped at the beetle crossing
Dear Talepop, Your beetles are in such a leisurely mood. They cross the trail slowly and carefully. If I stop to observe them they freeze...
I mist you
Dear Talepop, I mist you. Today was my first run at Talepop after the injury. It was foggy in the valleys of Mailbu Creek State Park....
Post run swing set fun
Two of my regular trail runs feature swingsets: Talepop and Chesebro. This is at Chesebro, perfectly located at the end of the run....