Senses

Saturday was a trial run for the Carmel Valley Fiesta Run coming up on Saturday August 1. I was acutely aware of my senses as I headed out on the trails...in particular was the sense of smell as I was nearing he first crest. The Bay Laurel trees smelled so good. They are interesting in the locations they grow. They need some water and relatively cool locations which makes them just in the right place as you ascend the switch backs. The next great smell was coming down Redwood Canyon. The warmth on the redwood mulch and the trees in general smelled of cedar almost...I am sure it was just the redwoods, but what a wonderful whiff...
The next sense to make it to the fore was the sense of sound. Coming down the Redwood Trail, the mulch just deadened all the sound. It was close to silent and in spite of my rumblin', bumblin'and stumblin' I was absolutely stealthy.
A great run, but certainly tough. There are four climbs and the last was the steepest. Gonna be a tough run on Saturday.