Now and then, I just want to enjoy the view when I go outside, and since I logged a whopping 8 mile run yesterday, today’s an optimum day to go easy on the kneesies & take it down a peg or 6. Something I’ll accomplish by going up, oddly enough, but not that far up, so if you’re in the mood for a walk in Elings park, grab your webby ,waffle stompers and pretend trail mix, and tread read on, chickens.

Elings Park

easy–but not THAT easy!

In keeping with the minimal effort & maximum reward of lite exercise, instead of driving the time-consuming 10 minutes to 7 Falls or even putting a “GH” in the word “lite” for that matter, we’ll be trailing around the city today, and above it, too, and wait’ll you see what hidden treasure lies this quicker 5 minutes away—from anybody in the quaint berg of SB.

You read right. The treasure of the Sierra Club Trail Madre (artistic license) is found just above the picnic tables, soccer fields and softball diamonds of Elings, and in addition to the privately funded, public park’s BMX track, war memorial and amphitheater. Sure, the temperatures are in the 80’s today & the air’s pretty darn still, too, but the entire looping trail is just 1.5 miles long, and entirely bandit free. Continue reading →…