Jefferson County parks are still in a state of disorientation after the epic rainfall of last week. Puddles, mud, trail damage, closures. I was surprised to find a small pond in the middle of the trail on top of the mesa (below). Yet with normal rainfall patterns (blue skies until after noon, showers by late afternoon) life is slowly returning to normal.
This was a run from the west to east end of South Table, and back.
This monster "puddle", i.e. shallow pond, required a detour:
Lots of critters out this evening:
Distance was 7.54 miles, time 1:32 (moving 1:21), elevation gain/loss 915 feet, avg. pace 12:13 (moving 10:52), and best pace 6:44.
