Let it Snow, Let is Snow, Let is Snow!

What a beautiful morning for a run!

I arrived at Betzwood at 7:45ish to find the gate closed and locked. I pulled out of the way of traffic (what little there was) and waited to see who else would show up. In a few minutes I saw Tom running up from the parking lot of the condominimum development across from Betzwood. Just as he climbed into the passenger side of my car we saw John T and John C arrived. We directed them down to the parking lot and followed them. The three of us returned to the locked gate and waited and wondered where Pete was. He had posted that he was going to be there. While we waited Julius and Amy arrived and we directed them to the parking lot.

Where was Pete? We really should have known better as he arrived a few minutes later running up from the trail.

Amy and Julius joined us shortly after this photo and off we went. We started out down the river trail. Eventually all but Julius and I went up the levee path and back. I had a family committment though and had to turn around early. Julius was kind enough to accompany me back.



Closing the gap between runners and photo break.

The trail was all but empty. While I was out there we saw a couple and their dog and two other runners. We were more or less blazing our own path on the way out.



An attempt to capture our footprints in the snow.

 

Shortly after we got on the trail the sleet turned back to snow.
Here is the view looking across the river at the VF train station.



"Water rolls of their backs  but snow does not" - Julius Maul

Proof I was there :)

The River Trail is one of my personal favorites and the snow made for a really magical run.