usually i go hiking in the morning, before it gets too hot. today i had some errands and such to do, i plopped down for a nap after lunch, and unable to fall asleep, i thought about taking a hike. there was a strong breeze blowing so i thought i’d try my luck, there were two trails to hike today, and fortunately they were both forest trails, no open meadows, so that helped keep the sun off my back as well. the first trail was a short loop, two fifths of a mile, the forest point trail. the second trail is a bit longer, the pine grove trail. it is named after a pine plantation which was part of a reforestation effort in the 1930’s. most of the park is second and third growth. the plantations consist of both red pine and white pine. this is all according to the trail book for the parks system. i started this trail and other than a pine tree scattered here and there i guess i missed the tree for the forest. when i read “pine plantation” i expected a large area of pines planted all together, much like the christmas tree farm on the tree farm trail.
i started out on the trail, it was quite dense which kept things cool, but no pine trees.
finally after walking the entire loop i found pine trees, red or white i have no idea, i can only tell you they were tall.
the total distance for both trails, 2.3 miles.
it was a beautiful day, sunny and breezy, a perfect day to hang the wash out on the lines, one of my favortie things about summer, i just love the smell of line dried clothes.
even the cat was enjoying the breezes. talk about the life!
