A
decade-plus ago, we spent time walking and cycling through the trails of
Maudsley. The gardens are beautiful, the bridges seem magical, and the
slope down to the river….aaaahhhh. We had only visited Maudsley a handful
of times since then until recently. A couple of weeks ago, we bit the
bullet and bought a parking pass (that’s new since we first visited).
This parking pass splurge has opened up a whole new world of trails. And
no horseflies!
Today,
we took the Go-Pro along and really had some fun! We started out shortly
after 7:00 am, but the humidity had already arrived. It didn’t take long
for us to look like we had been dunked in the river! Fortunately, the
mature trees provided a thorough canopy and protected us from the sun. We
weaved our way through the trails and found some new paths since our last
visit. There were a few walkers and runners out, but no real ‘traffic’ to
be found.
My
weekly mileage has not been good – ok, it’s been absent. That
Monday-through-Friday thing called ‘work’ really puts a wrench in things.
And boy did I feel it today. Not only was the humidity suffocating, the
hills were unforgiving to my lazy legs. Between the Go-Pro shenanigans,
the other runners, and a number of horseback riders, I had enough to distract
me from my screaming quads. Oh and the horse crap – that kept me very
focused on the trail!
I’m
so happy we are rediscovering Maudsley! Its beauty in the trails, in its
location (right on the Merrimack river), and in its proximity to us is worth
every penny of that parking pass! Click on the video Scott created as a
result of all of the Go-Pro shenanigans…
