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  • Essay / The Trail of Terror at Pilot Knob - 572

    It was a beautiful Saturday around 3:30 p.m. Being an avid runner, I thought the temperature was absolutely perfect for a jaunt through Pilot Knob. I exit my vehicle in anticipation of a relaxing jog and head toward the serene trail. I didn't know I was on my way to the trail of terror. It was around 3:15 p.m. and I was ready to go jogging. I grabbed my iPod and my blue water bottle and I was ready to go! When I arrived in my brown 1996 vehicle, I had to park in a small gravel area in front of the brown wooden gate. It wasn't a big deal except that I had to do the entire loop, which is 4 miles long! I started getting ready for the run I was about to do in a few minutes. I start by doing plyometrics, also called high knees, karaoke, etc. Once warmed up, I started running around the scenic park. There were trees covering almost every square inch of the park. Most of them had no leaves, but the trees that did were beautiful; they were covered in assortments of reds and oranges. The first half of my run to the top of Pilot Knob was full of twists and turns and my...