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Thursday Aug 17, 2017 #
11 AM
Running (dirt) 1:16:00 7.23 km (10:31 / km) +37m 10:15 / km
ahr:136 max:154 shoes: Sauc TriumphISO-silver/gr/blue
Nockamixon SP, bike trails on northeast side of the park.
Started at Tower Road parking lot, where a group of girls on bikes (and leader-types) were just leaving. I was intrigued by the mention (on the map) and photo (on the website) of the Gnome Home, so I took the most direct route there, along the lake on Haycock Run, Eastern Woods, and Jay Walk, before heading inland on the northern part of the South Park trail.
The Gnome Home was everything I imagined and more, as I counted 20 free-standing gnomes of various types (along with a couple of bunnies and mushroom ornaments), plus a couple of Godzilla statues each grasping another four gnomes. As I was examining the gnomes a small toad hopped through! I had a big smile as I looked around. No photos because I had no pockets for a phone/camera, but I'll look for the web link with the photo.
I ran on the flats and downhills and as far as I could on the uphills but had to take walking breaks, especially towards the end. One fall (despite wearing my hand-protector bike gloves) where I caught a toe on a three-inch-high stump.
Mid 70s to low 80s, and a loud chorus of katydids for most of the run. Tired now.
Map
Gnome Home in 2014
I saw most of the ones pictured here, but a few were missing, and many more added. The "mooning" gnome was on the shelf 6 or 7' up the tree where the pirate gnomes had been. Another larger gnome was peering out the door...
Started at Tower Road parking lot, where a group of girls on bikes (and leader-types) were just leaving. I was intrigued by the mention (on the map) and photo (on the website) of the Gnome Home, so I took the most direct route there, along the lake on Haycock Run, Eastern Woods, and Jay Walk, before heading inland on the northern part of the South Park trail.
The Gnome Home was everything I imagined and more, as I counted 20 free-standing gnomes of various types (along with a couple of bunnies and mushroom ornaments), plus a couple of Godzilla statues each grasping another four gnomes. As I was examining the gnomes a small toad hopped through! I had a big smile as I looked around. No photos because I had no pockets for a phone/camera, but I'll look for the web link with the photo.
I ran on the flats and downhills and as far as I could on the uphills but had to take walking breaks, especially towards the end. One fall (despite wearing my hand-protector bike gloves) where I caught a toe on a three-inch-high stump.
Mid 70s to low 80s, and a loud chorus of katydids for most of the run. Tired now.
Map
Gnome Home in 2014
I saw most of the ones pictured here, but a few were missing, and many more added. The "mooning" gnome was on the shelf 6 or 7' up the tree where the pirate gnomes had been. Another larger gnome was peering out the door...
4 PM
Note
RideNox's view of the gnome home earlier this year. RideNox is the local MTB group that rides in Nockamixon.