Brrrrr...it was cold Saturday. Charlie’s and my first hike went quite well…and
neither one of us ended up with any frostbite.
Due to the 8 inches of snow they decided to take an alternate route that
kept us on the roadway. Although, with
the frozen rain that collected before the snow fell I am not quite sure the
trails would have been any more treacherous.
A few fellow hikers had a neat little item called a Yaktrax®
Walker Snow & Ice traction device, that run about $25.00 a pair. You just slip these over your shoes or boots
and “BAM!” you’ve just turned your treads into snow tires. Personally, I think the snow laden trails
would have probably kept us from slipping and sliding just fine.
We clocked onto the trail at 10:10am and headed south down
Cherry Grove Road. We turned east when
we hit Peavine Road and trekked five miles down to just before Lindy’s Restaurant
and then made a u-turn and headed back.
I would be in trouble with Charlie if I didn’t state that he
finished at 11:48am while I didn’t clock in until 11:52am. I’ll have to remind him that it’s not a
race. The little stinker was 100 yards
in front of me for the whole hike. That’s
what I get for stopping to take a picture…and the damn camera battery was dead
anyhow. I’ll have to remember to take a
drive back down that way tomorrow after work. There was an old red barn, tucked in behind
some trees, that made me think of Lorie a couple of miles into the hike.
Afterwards, Charlie and I grabbed our sack lunches and sat
by the big fireplace at the Student Resource Center and chatted about dogs,
money and stuff. You know, he really is
developing into a pretty neat young man.
We’ll see how it goes next weekend.
Ever heard of an “Urban Hike”?
Not quite sure what that is…but maybe I’ll leave the Camo Bonnie Hat at
home for this one...
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