Lee - Looks like you have some pretty good places (and scenic) to run. Its interesting to actually see the photos of the places you enjoy running. Actually I enjoy the many photos that people post on this site of their favorite places to run or hike. When you compare all of these photos there is quite a variety of terrain that people can run barefoot across. Seeing some of these photos encourages me to want to try new terrain barefoot. Would really like to try barefoot hiking sometime.
When you mentioned the part of the trail where you came upon glass, trash and rail road rock (that had to hurt by the way as that stuff is always so sharp unlike smooth river rock) it reminds me of some routes I once tried to run while spending some time down in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. For some reason there is not a lot of sidewalks in Oklahoma City. Just within the last few years it seems as though the city has been working on installing more sidewalks. One day while taking one of these routes in Oklahoma I came upon an area where the sidewalks ended so I had to run on some road which was full of junk and that's where I stepped on some glass. The glass stuck in my foot and I ended up walking (hobbling) about 4 miles back to my hotel. That was probably the day I decided to start carrying a pair of tweezers while on my runs. Especially when on my exploratory runs. Sometimes the exploratory runs can be quite enjoyable! Guess my soles where not as conditioned back then as they are now either.
When you mentioned the part of the trail where you came upon glass, trash and rail road rock (that had to hurt by the way as that stuff is always so sharp unlike smooth river rock) it reminds me of some routes I once tried to run while spending some time down in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. For some reason there is not a lot of sidewalks in Oklahoma City. Just within the last few years it seems as though the city has been working on installing more sidewalks. One day while taking one of these routes in Oklahoma I came upon an area where the sidewalks ended so I had to run on some road which was full of junk and that's where I stepped on some glass. The glass stuck in my foot and I ended up walking (hobbling) about 4 miles back to my hotel. That was probably the day I decided to start carrying a pair of tweezers while on my runs. Especially when on my exploratory runs. Sometimes the exploratory runs can be quite enjoyable! Guess my soles where not as conditioned back then as they are now either.