Heart Attack Hill
I hiked today on the Tolt Pipeline Trail. I have done this one a number of times but I stopped last year because of heavy road construction nearby that made access annoying. I tried again today and the road was all clear.
This is a nice one. From a workout standpoint, it is a bit more vigorous than my standard Section Line hike. On that one, when I count right foot steps (about 1,200 to a mile for me) there are 1,450 uphill steps. I counted today on the Pipeline Trail and there were a total of 1,750. The Pipeline Trail is very different in a lot of ways, and with respect to the uphill this trail is very hilly, lots of ups and downs. The downs on the way out are ups on the way back and so on.
As much as I love the mountains, every time I put gas in the car I am unhappy about ten gallons costing about 50 bucks. So I keep hiking locally. Perhaps tomorrow I will get out to a mountain.
The Pipeline Trail – at least, the portion I hike – goes through a horsey neighborhood of quite prosperous looking houses with plenty of horses:
Mister Ed?
One house has bee hives in the backyard:
Bee-Loud Glade
Anyway, it was about 7 miles and a good workout on a beautiful almost-fall day.