Imagine it is the middle of the night. The moon is waning, and the mists begin to rise. Along side the trail that you are standing in, gravestones frame each and every bend. You are surrounded, lost within a grave yard.

Great horror movie plot, eh?

That’s what happened to me tonight while I was jogging through the Mount Pleasant Cemetary. Apparently they lock all the gates at 8:00pm EST.

It is truly one of the most beautiful places to jog through. Many prominent Canadians are buried there like William Lyon Mackenzie King (former Prime Minister), Jennie Smillie-Robinson (Canada’s First Female Surgeon), and the mercurial Glenn Gould (a piano virtuoso).

I’m impressed with the foresight of the land planners. The cemetary was created not only as a burial ground, but as an arboretum; it houses practically every known species of tree that can grow in this climate. Stunning with all the great weather we’ve been getting.

Misc notes:

• Ran for 25 minutes
• Heart Rate at 80% max BPM
• I escaped the gates by climbing the pedestrian entrance; all Jackie Chan styles.

Tai