While I don't like running alone, I do cherish the peace of the trails...something that cannot be found on the Grouse Grind. No peace on the GG. How is it that on adjacent trails, i.e. St Georges, Per Gynt etc you usually don't see a soul, yet there are hundreds of sweaty bodies crawling, huffing, puffing and running up the GG...
The stars lined up to see my friend Pat, my 12 year old son and 14 year old second cousin visiting from Germany ready for an assault on Mount Strachan and Hollyburn this past Thursday.
The forecast was for possible thunder showers in the afternoon and the morning dawned hot, humid and ominously dark. A quick check of my email showed that Pat didn't cancel or question the weather.
The stars lined up to see my friend Pat, my 12 year old son and 14 year old second cousin visiting from Germany ready for an assault on Mount Strachan and Hollyburn this past Thursday.
