Skyline Traverse

A while back, Huff and I threw around the idea of doing a traverse of the local Skyline Trail in Blue Hills Reservation. While not exactly alpine, the Skyline can be salvation for we city folk looking for a bit of adventure on a tight schedule. The trail runs the length of the reservation, tackling the majority of the elevation therein. Our schedules lined up a week ago and we decided to give it a go. Huff is in the midst of prepping for a 50 mile race, so I was a bit nervous that I'd have a hard time keeping up given my minimal training. In the end I was able to keep up for most of the day, though around mile 13 my legs decided they'd had enough and it was slow going for the final leg of the trip. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the chance to put in some miles on trail so close to home, venturing into a part of the reservation I had yet to explore.