Yesterday our hike was
at Dr. TK Lawless Park located at 15122 Monkey Run Street in Vandalia,
Michigan. TK Lawless is an 820
acre nature park with miles of hiking, cross country skiing and mountain biking
trails.
Many of the trails have a lake
view and some have scenic lookout points.
Over the past few years I have been out to TK Lawless Park a number of
times with my friends to go camping, tubing, and sledding. I have always had a lot of fun when I have
been there so I was pretty excited about this hike. Of course, when I told my
friends last week that I was going to do a hike on the first Saturday of
Spring Break they said I was “crazy”.
When I told them that it was going to be a ½ Marathon Hike…they all decided
that I was insane…sometimes I wonder if maybe they’re right.
We all met at the
warming shack at 8:00am and hit the trail about 8:20am. It was great to see everyone from the hiking
group. My dad said he thinks about 32
people showed up for the hike. I really
liked how this hike was all on trails and in the woods. We saw a bunch of deer running across the
fields at one point. They were
flying. It was really cool.
The trails were in pretty good shape even though
we had a major down pour on Friday.
There were a few spots where it was pretty muddy. But nothing that you
couldn’t get through. It was a little
cooler and my dad got to try out his new waterproof jacket. I should get mine in the mail next week. He said it worked really good and kept him
warm. I was glad it didn’t rain. I forgot to pack my rain gear and wasn’t in
the mood to get wet.
There was this one really
cool dock that went way out into one of the lakes. The view was really cool and the dock was
constructed by Brandon Scott an Eagle Scout from Troop 572. I thought that this was really neat because I
am working on finishing my BSA Eagle Scout Application Packet right now with BSA
Troop 579.
After the hike we
got invited to have lunch at the Old Farm Bakery. Mr. Janssen gave us directions and my dad
went the wrong way. I kept telling him
we were supposed to be looking for a water tower and he was driving toward a
cell tower. We had to stop and ask
directions…and finally got there. It was
worth it. The food was good and my dad
and I got the chance to talk to the rest of the members of the hiking
club. We had learned some valuable tips
from the members. It was a great hike
and I can’t wait to see everyone again at our next hike.
Below are a few more pictures from our hike...be sure to checkout the Great Trail Snack suggestion...
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Leaving
the warming shack…
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Into
the woods we go…
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A
cool grove in the woods…
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Dad’s
picture for Mom.
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Trail
snack!!!
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