Hi all,
We had a nice group of 12 women today who conquered the heat and humidity today at Inks Lake and completed either 1.2 or 3.2 or 4.1 miles with the morning hike. There were three options of the distance offered and we had everyone complete some length of hike. For those of us that had wanted the 5.1 distance, it really was only 4.1 miles so we were left with sense of bewilderment as to how we could sweat so much and come up a mile short, according to the parks map. Jenny had made excellent arrangements for hiking, with hikes offered of different lengths.
But it did not stop Darlene, Kay, Carolyn, Lisa, Joan, Susan, Bev, Kim Melanie, Marie, Jenny or Marsha from enjoying the trails and seeing a display of grasshoppers, lizards, butterflies, and odd looking plants that were confirmed in identification by the master naturalist on the hike as being “viney plant with big red berries” or the much-sought-after plant “pretty plant with purple flowers”. We believe that these are the accepted scientific names. We were cooled down by an unexpected 10 drops of rain, resulting in shouts of glee.
The hike started with Susan regaling us with tales of her previous night fishing expedition and her fish that she caught that was any where in length from 4 to 24 inches depending on who told the story. The trails were well marked except for one short stretch that led the last five hikers contemplating how to survive in the wild on grasshoppers. Fortunately, we all found our way back. Or, I think we did.
Until next time…..
Happy Trails, Marsha