Headed out west Saturday October 8th for a highly anticipated new route we wanted to conquer. We got to drive almost 25 miles on the Blue Ridge for some of the most amazing views I have ever seen. The trees in Asheville haven’t started to fully change, but in higher elevation the colors are more than vibrant. We encountered quite a bit of ridge drivers but continued on to pass over Mt. Pisgah and come to our starting spot near the Art Loeb trail.
We were trying to run with our cameras this trip so we could get some great shots from along the trail. This run was going to be a bit slower for me and turns out for Tim as well, since we just did a 50k not even a week ago and the trail was very rough.
Parts of the trail you were running on you couldn’t see your feet because of the trail and the grass growing over it. The first bald we hit was Chestnut Bald and then continued on to Black Balsam Knob, stopping just below Tennent Mountain.
Over the 13 mile run we only gained roughly 2,300 feet in elevation. The technical nature of the trail sure made up for the lack of elevation gain.
After we finished up we thought taking a dip in the creek was a smart idea. I think it was the coldest water either one of us has ever dunked ourselves in. Needless to say warm cocoa and food was next on our to do list.
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