kicking up leaves in Connecticut
It was a few days ago I arrived in Foxwoods casino and resort and this time of year is absolutely perfect for outdoor activities. Although its a bit colder than Vegas, the air is crisp and the ground is covered in leaves fallen from the surrounding trees which are in abundance. Its been over 20 years since i’ve seen this many trees in one area and the changing colors of the leaves is stunning during this time of year.
Yesterday I decided to venture out down some uncharted roads that spiraled through the foxwoods resort and the old tribal land it sits on. After running into a few dead ends and some short lived paths, i found some roadways that just kept going forever with no end in site. I ran passed homes that that were well over 100 years old, trees that were 300 years old and some lakes and bridges that looked like they were painted into place. The best part of the run (besides the perfect air quality) was plowing through the leaves piled high on the roads and curbs, in some places it was knee high. It reminded me of when I was a kid raking leaves into giant piles and jumping into them at my grandma’s house in Canada; great memories.
The run started out at a slow steady pace as I had no concept of direction, depth or length of how long I would go (I felt like Forest Gump). Two hours later and at least 10 miles of running in a new direction I finally decided to turn around and take the same route from which i came. I was hoping to keep running in one direction and loop around to another entrance into Foxwoods, but that imaginary track I pictured in my head never appeared and the road i was running on just seemrd to get farther and farther away from my original starting point.