Blasphemy I know.

Just a measly 7 miles out in the country across the highway. Sometimes I look forward to the red light before crossing. Does that make me a slacker? Nice hills over there. A road named "Winding Road" does exactly that while following a scenic flowing stream on it's journey towards a bigger river. A few cows. A few rural farms. A section of rutted dirt road that reminds me of my roots now. Views of the upper or is it the lower  Perk valley? I get my Perks mixed up. You can see to Spring Mount 15 miles away on a clear day. Likely 600-800 feet of gain but I didn't have the dork-o-meter. I think it's what it's told me in the past. It's not a route for a 10k PR. One uphill is long and runnable and great for a bit of uphill fartlek, or just plodding up depending on your mood. The dog at the farmhouse at the bottom usually barks at me but he was quiet today. Might have been a new one.

The Winding Road loop I call it. I've been doing it since the 90's but haven't visited it in at least 6 months. Hello again my old friend.

I have some decent road loops around here. I tend to give them names. This and the Dump Loop are my favorites. No, it's not because I've crapped along the road, but the endpoint of the loop goes by an old retired landfill. I'd like to break in there someday and run the road to the top of dump mountain.

Reported.