Run 108 - Around Centennial Park

September 5, 2023

It’s Tuesday so I target a 7-mile run and this ladder around Centennial Park is just perfect but when I designed the route I missed two blocks that were added along the way.  Shelley is on a vacation so was happy to join me and we enjoyed the cool temperature but not the heavy smoke from some fire burning to the west of us.

Center Al and 36th.

Some streets over here lack paving.

Yes, it’s smokey.

We think that the tree is holding up those cables.

The sun is trying to break through.

It’s uncommon to see such a contemporary vehicle up on blocks.

Winchell Lane, just off Broadwater.

We got on the bike trail a bit on Broadwater.

The cat looks comfortable.

We noticed that some houses look like they have cisterns and these were on the unpaved streets so we wonder in they are in the city or just the county.

The dog park was busy.

Shopping.

We got an escort around the dog park.

                                                              

                                          

Run 107 - Finishing off a West End Neighborhood

September 4, 2023

It’s a holiday so Shelley joined me at 7am this morning to finish off this neighborhood we’ve been pecking away at for that past couple weeks.  It had rained overnight so the humidity was high but the air temperature was cool making it pleasant enough for a run.

The morning sunrise was worth getting up and out for.

The sun is striking the hills south of the city.

These streets today are sort of closed neighborhoods in that the area is bounded by 46th on the west, Shilo on the east, Rimrock on the north, and Rangeview and an irrigation ditch on the south.  It’s a bit upscale and some of the houses are pretty big.

This section only has one way in so I am sure that the fire department required this additional egress point when the plans went in for review.  This opens on to Poly Drive.

We haven’t figured out what that little building is or why there’s a porta-potty next to it.

Some nice clouds.

This streets ends with someone’s swimming pool.

This is the House of Seven Garages.

We found a small city park.  Emphasis on the small.

A few more larger than average houses.

Not all streets go through.  It could have but they probably wanted to keep the riff raff out.

That same small park from the southwest corner.

The clouds get better and better.

That was it.  About 5-1/2 miles.

Run 106 - East of Will James Middle School

August 30, 2023

It was the usual Wednesday night group run with the Rim Runners and since it was the 5th Wednesday we met at Craft B&B on Grand Avenue.  I brought a map that varied from the traditional route and would cover an entire neighborhood I needed to run as well as pick up a few blocks here and there that were orphaned from previous runs.  Shelley and Brad were up for the change.

I can’t claim that there is much unique on this route as it’s just a quiet neighborhood of mid-60s homes.

A dead end street that overlooks the golf course.

Yard art.

I found a penny that is not negotiable and this screwdriver with a broken handle.

That was it.  I should mention that it was extremely windy and heading west was like running uphill.  After we got back we joined the group on the patio for a beer.