Picture Birmingham

Three Mushrooms and a Salamander. Trail Running requires one to keep an eye on the ground - I learned this early on in my trail running days, a decade ago, when I tripped on a root and broke my elbow. The downside is that if the views are vast and wide, sometimes you have to stop to appreciate them. The upside is that sometimes the views at your feet are tiny and otherworldly, and though you still have to stop to appreciate them, at least you didn’t miss them. Mushrooms and salamanders look like they belong to another world - a bright, candy-colored land full of magic and adventure. If only we could figure out how to follow them back there.

Rays of Glory.