Woke up late at 10 am and went out for a run. Once again, I drove to Beck Lake to do my run. Huge difference in performance when running at this time. Even though most of the trail is shaded, the 85 degree weather was enough to jack my heart rate up. Luckily we’re had a mild summer and it’s not in the 90’s.
On completion of my run, an old asian couple seemed a bit confused and lost. He wanted to know if the park extended further. They were lost and late to a picnic and thought maybe it was in the forest! If so, they wanted to drive onto the trail where I had been running. An image of the couple off roading on the trail and forcing runners and bikers alike the forest provided a good laugh. I told them that four concrete posts three feet high would stop their Toyota Corolla. Looking back, I imagined that the park district erects those posts because a previous visitor took the scenic route in the forest. Driving a snowmobile in there would be fun during the winter. After my direction telling skills failed me (I said “go straight and take a right”), I decided to escort them to Big Bend Lake. They seemed pleased. Good deed of the day: check.
