Fungi on a dead tree adjacent to the trail

This hike was intended to improve my stamina. I wore my weight vest and carried an 18-pound pack. Speed was a little more than 1 mph uphill. I got as far as the 2.2 mile hike, starting from the lower parking lot. Had to rest a lot. Toward the end got a twinge of a leg cramp. Did a few yoga walks when I returned to the Fit.

Conditions: overcast, cool, light drizzle.
Load: 38 pounds--backpack and weight vest
Elevation gain: 1,100 feet, at least
Distance: 5.5 miles at least

Statistics, year to date:
Distance: 11 miles
Elevation Gain: 2,200 feet

Tiger Mountain: recovering stamina

Water descending Tiger 3 jets under a road and descends down a bank.

I haven't done any serious hiking for a few months. That, and insufficient sleep last night taxed my energy today. I hiked to the 2.2 mil mark on Tiger 3 in about two hours and descended back to the car in a little over an hour. Lacking a Discover pass, I camped outside the park. My resolution is to do more hiking.

Conditions: overcast, cool.
Load: 17 pounds
Elevation gain: 1,100 feet, at least
Distance: 5.5 miles at least

Statistics, year to date:
Distance: 5.5 miles
Elevation Gain: 1,100 feet

Hiking a mountain bike trail

This slop starts with a dip, then a sharp curve that is more than semi-circular, then another drop.

I've been sitting, and it's been raining, but today I decided to chance the weather and go hiking with Roger Matthews in Covington on property owned by Real Life Church along Summit Ridge. This was ground the church provided for mountain bikers to shape to their desires.

Names of the trails; they vary in difficulty.

Symbols at trail heads to indicate difficulty.

The Sobriety trail's two diamonds indicates extreme challenge.

A steep descent leads to the jump in the middle of the picture.

The landing zone is the pile at the right. There is a large rock between the two.

It was an easy hike. I didn't bother to register elevation gain or load.