The week end was magnificent. It was sunny, bright, with gorgous sun rise and clear atmosphere…. but cold! -12.5°C…
I took my super long-run backpack with enough water, a bar of cereals, a head lamp and few extra cloths in case. As usual.
There was not many people on the road, only few with their dogs, and a couple running like me but in the opposite direction. I also met the Rangers, making some security checks I guess in the Natural Park.
The trail was full of diamond-like broken ice, result of a ground covered by snow and exposed to an icy rain right after. Very strange and uncommon it seems. Superb with the sunlight falling on it. My steps were noisy in this silence.
Raven were trying to recover some seeds from the fields, and you could see deer’s footprints around. When I entered a trail inside the forest I could see the pine sparkle. Water drops were frozen at the end of the pine needles, just like little tears. That was amazing!
I was at the middle of my run, observing this beauty. Unfortunately my super Pro-metallic foot gears are broken, so I couldn’t be at ease in the icy trail. Hence I stopped, listened to the silence and took a sip of water. But there was no water. I always check before I go out, to be sure that I can drink from my backpack and access paper towel and telephone. But I couldn’t drink. I thought the water bag was not put properly. So I removed my backpack, rechecked, couldn’t find the problem…. until I realized that the water was frozen inside the tube!! It was indeed very cold!!!!
I warmed a bit the tube with my hands and drunk, breathed several time, recharged completely my lungs with this pure air, and went back home. It was cold!
A superb tree, as there are many – one day I should post a tree-story!
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