On Christmas day I decided to venture out from our cabin for a run on the mountain. I had not planned on running during our trip to Maggie Valley, so didn’t bring any specific running gear along. Luckily, I always keep a pair of old racing flats in my car, so I had the shoes. I also had some running clothes I had brought along for our ski day.
I’m so glad I ventured out! The old running shoes held up well on the muddy roads, and I had such a fantastic run. I did not have any music with me. Instead, I had beautiful scenery and the sound of rushing water to keep me entertained. I brought my camera and took pictures and tweeted while I ran. At one point I saw a herd of buffalo cross a stream. Amazing!
Without my heart rate monitor or my Garmin, I was running completely free of technology (well, except my cell phone camera!). I was having so much fun running free that it made me think I might like to do one of those crazy 50 mile endurance runs someday!
Here are the pics I tweeted…
I had such a fantastic run on Christmas, that I went again on the very next day. I wish I lived in the mountains. I love hills.
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That was pleasent.
I love running in new places sans technology. Sounds like an awesome run Carol!
Ohhh sounds like a stunning run !
Yes I live in NC, and we saw lots of Bison/Buffalo. They were domesticated and kept behind a fence. I tried feeding some frozen clover to one on my run, but it didn’t seem to like that. I think the ones I snapped a picture of after I saw them crossing the stream were Beefalo – a cross between beef and bison.
Absolutely love those pictures. There are Buffaloes in North Carolina or am I confused about where you live?