For our Sunday "fun day" we decided on the North Butte located on Blanchard Mtn. We were exemplary citizens today. We forgot our Discovery Pass so we actually bought a day pass. :-(
When we began today it was 53 degrees, but it was a chilly 53 degrees. I of course forgot a second layer, but gradually warmed up after we got going. It's been awhile since I'd been on the Alternate Incline trail, it starts out gently enough but holy cow after that it just keeps going "UP".
We walked quite a bit on our way up to North Butte. Whenever it leveled out we attempted our jog.
The skies were clear enough that we got some good views of Bellingham bay. There was a chilly breeze on top, but it wasn't consistent and whenever it let up the sun felt really nice.
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| our "selfie" |
We even saw some wildlife, on the Butte
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| cute little chipmunk |
and in the forest ;-)
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| Lily Lake |
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| fern in the stream |
The trail down from the Butte was a nice downhill for about 4 miles.
It's been awhile since we'd run on a trail together and I really enjoyed it.
Endomondo stats:
Total - 7.12 miles
Minimum Altitude - 802 feet
Maximum Altitude - 2230 feet
Total Ascent - 1393 feet
Total Descent - 1374 feet
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