Hello all,
We had only four hikers today, Kim, Debbie, Carolyn and Marsha. We were known as the Fearless Four, as our bravery was duly noted by the other hikers we met in passing, as our determination to chug through the heat left others aghast in wonderment at our fortitude.
Of course, the others aghast wonderment may have been the fact they were trying to catch their breath, but we modestly claimed a victory over the heat.
We commented that the heat is actually a little better as the humidity is lower and the Sun rises and sets at a different angle.
We were treated to the symphony of two screech owls, twittering and calling to each other in the trees above. Not to be outdone, the spiders along the route festooned their webs with great beauty and bugs as we passed many of the webs today. A small lizard that left us all guessing as to what type it was darted in front of us as we made our way down to the Greek. There was no water in the Creek and we were able to cross to the other side. We traversed to a different set of trails today just to see what was their. We were not disappointed as we were able to continue to go up hill regardless of the direction we took, spawning a few complaints about the incline.
This may be the last hike for these four hikers to be together until the 1st part of October due to pending trips. The hikes will continue and we shall welcome ! back those that were gone this weekend.
Until next time….
Happy Trails, Marsha