Big Rock Park Adventures.

This afternoon Amites and I planned a quick run of unknown destination. Just after 4pm we left his apartment complex and headed out to run the railroad trail behind Barkley village. I asked if he had ever been to Big Rock Park he replied "no" neither had I. I had gone looking for it one day while riding my bike around but never found it. looking at a map would of helped. anyway we followed the trails and signs up the few hundred feet of stairs and paths to the top of Alabama hill where after a bit of easy navigation we found the entrance to the park. Now Big Rock park is suppose to be an art garden filled with abstract sculptures. well in my eyes it's full of a bunch of crap. Nothing I would ever pay for or want to own. now there were a "few" one or two that weren't that bad but most of the stuff I see no value in. Don't get me wrong I love art, just not this stuff. Or the piece of crap down on holly street or the pastel kids blocks on Galbraith. as I looked around and saw empty cement slabs where sculptures where to stand I got an Idea. I should make my own sculpture, sneak in after dark sometime, bolt it down then round off the bolt heads. I'll show them what art is. but then I'd be an artist and have to hate myself. so after the two minute art tour we headed back out onto the trail and enjoyed the sun setting over Bellingham bay. And though it was biting cold out it was another great day to live in the "Ham" as Amites calls it. as we were running down the trail talking about the difference between track running and Ultra running Amites dared me to race him in a sprint. Well even though I knew I would not beat him I would give it my best. So after crossing the road we picked out a finish line and said the magic words, Read - Set - Go! the race was on. It wasn't even a fifty yard dash but I gave it my all and for half of the distance I kept up but in the last few yards he pulled away only beating me by a yards length. At the end of our sprint Amites started to laugh and exclaimed " that's the most spontaneous thing I done in the last year" after catching our breath we headed back to the apartment avoiding the dogs that would Eat him if we ran by them. we only ran about 5 miles but it was just good to get out on the trail and spend some time with a good friend. Still wish we could get this guy out for more of our 20 mile runs. Sorry no pictures didn't bring the camera.