{"id":2050,"date":"2017-07-20T23:53:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T05:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/?p=2050"},"modified":"2017-08-02T14:00:42","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T20:00:42","slug":"back-to-francis-thurston-smith-creek-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professorontherun.com\/?p=2050","title":{"rendered":"Back to Francis, Thurston, Smith Creek Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Last minute decision to head up to Davis County and run the ridgeline portion of the Great Western Trail between Francis and Thurston Peaks &#8211; the highest 2 in Davis County. This is the trail where I first cut my teeth on higher altitudes and have some very fond memories of the place. MVH joined me and it was a great evening run. We went out to Thurston, then dropped down to Smith Creek Lakes on the return. There were even some snow fields to cross still hiding up there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe height=\"405\" width=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/1092952055\/embed\/b859d27916cb7805f21de420a4e85cd0dcef1b2e\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2052\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170719_232353647_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2052 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170719_232353647_iOS-1024x767.jpg?resize=640%2C479&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" 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640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Momentarily the tallest thing in Davis County<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2054\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170720_014428396_iOS.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2054 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170720_014428396_iOS-1024x768.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170720_014428396_iOS.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professorontherun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170720_014428396_iOS.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 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Western Trail between Francis and Thurston Peaks &#8211; the highest 2 in Davis County. This is the trail where I first cut my teeth on higher altitudes and have some very fond memories of the place. MVH joined me and it was a great evening run. We went out to Thurston, then dropped down to Smith Creek Lakes on the return. 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