Elizabeth Bagdan

It looked like it could rain when the seven of us started out. But then the blue sky and sun came out and gave us great hiking weather. 

Thanks to trail maintenance, there was a nice clear path. 

We also saw quite a few mushrooms and raspberries. 

We enjoyed a comfortable picnic spot for our lunches and a pretty outhouse.

We didn’t notice mosquitoes much until the last little bit—perhaps we’d worked up a little body odor! 

Thank you to everyone who came out on this day, to Trail Maintenance for their great work, and to the landowners who make this trail possible . Here are the photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.

The weather was cool, with a forecast of a little rain around two o’clock.  Eight people turned out for the hike.

With the muscle power of Jim and Joanna, we managed to open the gate.  The maintenance crew had done a good job on the trail. Two of the crew, Peggy and Jim, were there to help ensure we went the right way. 

We arrived in good time at our lunch spot, at the top of Rest & Be Thankful Hill. We rejoiced in the fact that this is not the season of mosquitoes, ants and wasps. And then, oops! one solitary wasp showed up.

We never did have to use our raincoats. But we did collect three bags of garbage next to the highway.  Note: Bring more garbage bags next time!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the hike, to Trail Maintenance for clearing the trails, to the landowners for their generous permission. You can see all the photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.