There is always something new to learn, didn't know that ecstasy could be made by extracting an oil from a tree, I have never try ecstasy so was not curious about it, the trip look fun, here in the city there are not many trails but use to run in trails back in my days of high school as I use to train for long distance running
The trees here that used to be used to make ecstacy are a species of sasafrass tree, and when I was a kid I used to chew on sasafrass root and drink sasafrass tea. It was discovered in the 80s or 90s that sasafrass is a carcinogen though, so sasafrass tea is no longer popular in the USA.
Wow, you used to trail running. Once upon a time I lived in Leadville, Colorado, home to a 100-mile footrace that is said to be one of the hardest in the world, at altitudes above 3,500m. I never did any trail running or cross-country stuff, but I've been a hiker/climber/mountaineer for many years, and I'm so glad to have wilderness in my backyard here in Cambodia.