Re-united with my first love...

After a three year split, tonight I was reunited with the Cascadia.  In trail running, the Cascadia was my first love, and we had a wild romance spanning about 5 years.  The relationship started in the mountains of Vermont and carried me through a long, rough day at Bear Mountain, NY.

Then, the Cascadia changed.  Something just didn't feel right.  "It's not me, its you."  I tried to make it work, but we just didn't mesh anymore.  We reluctantly parted ways, occasionally re-uniting.  Over the next few years, I bounced around from shoe to shoe, but nothing felt right.  Oh, some relationships started out great, but in the end, they all fizzled.  Friends told me that the Cascadia change.  It was back to its old ways.  But I just couldn't believe it.  Finally, I was reunited with the Cascadia through a third party, and tonight we went on a short date.  Things are looking up, my friends...