June 2021 – Turigrinos

Trail Run: Black Canyon

Looking south towards the trailhead This past weekend I checked another long-awaited destination off my list: Black Canyon, located in the hills between Yakima and Ellensburg in central Washington. Sadly, due to last year's Evans Canyon Fire it was mostly burnt out: trees lacked any leaves for shade. This was my first actual hike in quite some time and was intended as a longer-distance test of my trail runners, which they failed, although perhaps not miserably. With temperatures around 90F I opted to hike on the way in but run back to the trailhead. Gear What Worked Surprisingly, the Charter [...]

Trail Run: Cooper River Trail

After a few weeks of running along the lake shore, last week I went on my inaugural trail run along the Cooper River Trail starting from the Salmon La Sac trailhead. Unfortunately that end of the trail has quite a bit (read: a non-zero amount) of elevation gain and so I tired out quickly, turning around after less than fifteen minutes. A humble beginning. Strenuousness aside, trail running is fun, especially the downhill bits. This is going to be an exciting summer. Gear Aside from my clothing, the only piece of "gear" that I brought was my car keys. No [...]