Running (Trail) 1:57:54 [3] 14.03 km (8:24 / km) +497m 7:08 / km
slept:7.25 shoes: Salomon Snowcross1 2nd pair
'Bent, AdventureDog and I ran the Hockley Provincial Park loop, taking the 3 Bruce side trails north and returning on the main Bruce Trail. We ran on a thin layer of snow and ice with only a light coating on rocks and roots - a bit risky for my recovering ankle but all went well.
We stopped at several creeks to try to get A-Dog to drink but he was having none of that. I think the crunchy ice along the water's edge was a bit scary, and he often seems concerned that we're trying to abandon him like his previous owner did. Snow was falling the entire time we were out, including an hour of big snowflakes. If all goes well tomorrow evening, we should be able to ski on the Palgrave forest trails on Monday.
We stopped afterward at Farmhouse Pottery on Hockley Road for pie, coffee, Christmas shopping and a chat with artist Al Pace about northern canoe adventures, the other business he operates with his wife, Lin Ward.