This morning when we got up it was cold and the wind was
howling through the neighborhood. Little
snow & ice pellets were mixed in with the wind. It sounded like someone was throwing small
pebbles against the house when a big gust would hit. I thought for sure this morning hike was
going to be brutal.
We left the house about 8:45am and headed toward
Southwestern Michigan College. Charlie, Cam and I planned to stop and pick up a few friends, Ron, Tyler, and Nate, along the way…I
am sure they were sitting in their respective homes wondering why they had
agreed to join us for today’s hike based on the weather they woke too. About thirty minutes before meeting up with
Ron he even texted me and asked, “Still going???” – to which I replied, “Coach
says, there is never bad weather…just bad dress”. It took us about 45 minutes to get to the College…but during
that time the weather decided to shift in our favor. 
By the time we started our hike the sun had
come out and the wind had died down…providing us the chance to enjoy 8 miles of
lightly snow covered trails. After about
an hour into our hike…having adjusted to the quiet of the woods…we started to
see and hear the wildlife around us. It
seemed like over every hill we climbed we would see a few deer trotting away
over the next rise or grazing on an adjoining hillside. The rabbits and squirrels were also quite
busy…flashes of grey and light brown against the white snow as they darted off
the pathway when we turned a bend in the trail.
After the hike, when we got back to the Student Activity
Center, a few of the group headed on their way while the rest of us enjoyed a
nice lunch by the fireplace and chatted about various things. Thanks to the change in the weather it turned
out to be a beautiful hike on the SMC Roadrunner Trails today.
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