all my life i have loved the mountains. i grew up in them and i miss them often. i love hiking and wish i had a place for trail running.

this weekend we found a buried treasure right here in mitchell.

the husband ran into a die-hard mtn. biker who told him his club has been making trails all around the lake through the trees. they are even marked with signs, we just had to look. well, we hopped on the trail this weekend and it was way more than i expected. it seemed like a little slice of the black hills and the trails were really impressive. probably ran for about 4 or 5 miles through the trees around the lake, twisting all around with switchbacks and cool bridges. it was totally awesome...and to think it's been here just a couple miles from our house all this time! i visited the trail twice this weekend and took crosby and the whole family yesterday. we were the only people hiking it and the hound had a blast. we walked for about 2 hours. a little slice of the mountain life. amazing.

and there you have it. one more reason to come visit me. :)