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| Mt Sterling Firetower |
Sterling Mountain was the last of the out of town trips that had been tossed out by friend and advisor, Jamie Dial, a TRT100 vet. Mash and I had considered Big South Fork for our final out of town sojourn but this idea was poked as a place for flat, fun running NOT Mtn training. Sterling on the other hand boasts 4k of climb in a little under 10k of terrain. Not to mention the tumbling river flowing beside the Big Creek Trail. A place of pristine beauty in a place that feels still wild and relatively untouched.
We started a three day trail fest with a Thursday night run and Percy Warner Park hitting the trails for 16m tired night running with full bellies. Friday am we headed east after placing our volunteer requirement forms in the mail (yes TRT requires 12 hours of service to run their race). Once at the Big Creek Camp Site we geared up and hit the trail for a twilight run just shy of 13m up Big Creek Trail.
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| camp and Big Creek |
We tossed up camp. Mash fixed spaghetti that was so good, hung out a bit and hit the sack. Early Sat am we drank coffee and prepped for Sterling Mtn. The trail route would be Big Creek to then follow signs to the summit of Sterlin Mtn. The trail crossed multiple mountain streams- some knee deep and ice cold. The trail became more of a dry creek bed. Fist sized rocks made the upward traverse a technical one. At the summit- as advertised was a fire tower that was open. we climbed and took a few pictures a couple was at the top and offered us a pull off some dark hard liquor in a plastic canteen. I declined knowing that I had only traveled a little over 12 miles and had many more to hit 30 for the day. We finished and relaxed the rest of the afternoon and evening - cooking dogs and sausage over an open fire and enjoying being done.
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| Big Creek |
We finished the run with an out and back where we passed a back country campsite closed due to "aggressive bear activity". Luckily, Yogie was nowhere to be seen.
