Fox Creek Revisit!

So, Fox Creek is a true back country Shangri-la on the Seward Peninsula. Its easy access from the road  gets you quickly behind the first guard of mountains through and relatively smooth tundra crossing. A quick traverse across some scree and I am am able to access the wild valleys of the Kigs. I love this valley, its open landscape and the daydreams it lends itself to. From it, I also have access to three other valleys, two ride lines, one saddle crossing, and excellent river/creek crossing. I spent this trip with three friends and two dogs, wandering around and finally napping in the middle of the tundra for an hour or so. Don't worry, this was not run free. I got in a two hundred meter glisade on the way out. Glisade on a 70 degree day, awesome!

Hamstrung out!

It appears as careful as I have tried to be and as successful as my spring/summer training has been, I cannot shake the injury demons. Hence, I have found myself hamstrung. The pain in the lower portion of my hamstring is stabbing and I would like to think that experience and age has taught me to be patient but even as I write and acknowledge this injury I am thinking of the next ridge line, hill or mountain to run. It appears as if I have also worn out the dogs. Both are sprawled out on the floor looking ragged and worn thin. Maybe we all need a break...after today's fun run.