Here the trail crosses under a bridge where the regular people live and drive. Other cool things I did this week: Grand Prix of Cleveland! Indians baseball game where they hit five home runs. Coco Crisp! Went to the farmers' market where I bought tons of fresh fruit. Hung out with Morath when he visited. Watched a few Pistons game. And ate ice cream with my editor at lunch...

My adventure in the Emerald Necklace finally left the Rocky River Reservation (13.6 miles long). The park was loaded with people fishing, golf courses, bridges, horse crap and everything else nature offers. Now I've entered Mill Creek Stream, which is 10 miles. There are a lot more runners and bikers along this path. I've already gotten into a few foot races, came face to face with a deer and its fawn. There was also a cool beach I nearly jumped into today.

My summer adventure has started. The Cleveland Metroparks has a trail that spands all its parks. It's called the "Emerald Necklace" and the 200 mile path winds through the reservations of Northeast Ohio. So far I've covered the first eight miles of the Rocky River Reservation. Because I only have one car, I can only cover 4-6 miles a day, since I have to run back too. But the adventure has started.