The Umstead Trail Marathon has been cancelled. We found out on Monday that the marathon scheduled for Saturday March 7 would not be held. With late winter snows and lots of rain this week, the park would simply be in no condition to absorb a marathon. Which Umstead mascot will join my pint glass collection? Anthony over at Running Down has some commentary. On that, as he does every year.

Posted by The Avoider in Uncategorized. I spent much of yesterday hiking the Old Misery Trail in Cunningham Falls. A friend was in town, and had planned a geocaching excursion. It was my first time geocaching, and it was such a blast. I loved going off the trail in search of elusive little treasures. Posted by The Avoider in Uncategorized. I picked it up and drove to a little local park, and had a picnic with my pup. Neat place! This was my .