2.39 mi, 24:33 (lost in the woods)
I signed up for a trails.com account before I drove back east. It was one of the only places that I could find info on trails in places like Lawrence, KS. Since I never really ran here in DC after my freshmen year in college I decided to keep the subscription to find some trails both inside and outside the beltway. Trails.com collects entries from published books and guides which usually feature a trail description and a map that you can print out. It worked great for Boulder, CO. But for my own backyard, not so much. Per usual I glanced at the instructions and promptly forgot them at home before embarking. And of course I ended up lost.
The big problem was that I went out too late in the day. I didn’t reach the trail head until just before 8PM and at that point it was already difficult to see in the woods. I found the trail head without too much difficultly but once I got to the creek I couldn’t find a way over it and had to double back. I’m going to try again later in the week so the jury is still out on this particular run.