10 pm run under full moon. Excited about heading for the hills for a late night run. Spectacular night...clear, cold, and bright under the full moon. Didn't need or bring a headlamp. Interesting but not so surprising that the full moon in winter (with snow) is at least twice as bright as the same full moon at any other time of year--without snow. In the summer I run under a full moon and still need a headlamp for certain sections of trail. With the light reflecting off of the snow, the light in winter is nearly as good and bright as twilight running. It's remarkable. First mile of trail (road) surprisingly had been plowed. It was flat and fast really perfect running with the Yaktraks. Unfortunately the next section after the corner (pole line) had not been plowed. I followed some snowshoe tracks for about a mile although it was still pretty rough going. After a mile the snowshoe tracks turned around and the only tracks were a couple tracks from x-country skiers. Statted post-holeing up to mid calf at every step. Couldn't keep this up and turned around. Ended up doing an extra mile once back on the streets. No regrets. Great SLOW run on a beautiful winter night. | 