Awesome Opossum Hollow Run

Scott and I continued our exploration of Arcadia Lake area today, knowing we had previously only run a small area of this pretty area.  We headed once again towards the multi-use trail (paved; with a lane for pedestrians and a separate lane for cyclists) in search of approximately 15 miles.

We quickly ran out of trail.  There was no way to cross Spring Creek – today anyway.  There’s evidence of construction that will hopefully create a way to cross the creek.  We had no choice to turn around.  My watch reflected only 7 miles; not the 15 we were hoping for.

Silly me, I thought we were done!

We jumped in our car and drove to one of the many entrances to this great area.  At the Overlook entrance, we parked for free, but did have to cough up $2 each to use the trails.  It was so worth it!

Now I just had to switch my brain from “oh, I guess we’re done at 7 miles” to “OK, let’s go run another 10!”  The weather was gorgeous, and the trails were well maintained, well-marked, and oh so peaceful.  It didn’t take me too long to adjust to a Part II of our run.

I’m so grateful Scott faces a challenge and responds with, “Oh yeah?” and usually figures out a way around/over/under/through it.  As a result, we discovered the trail system and not only got our 15 miles, but nabbed ourselves 17 miles!  My confidence continues to grow and I’m looking forward to strengthening and testing it out at upcoming races.  I guess that means a yearly pass to Arcadia Lake is in our future!