Today there was a light rain on the way up to the trail, but it had stopped by the time we got to the trailhead. Very windy today, the wind is actually very noisy after the past four days of good weather. The wind is probably gusting in the 40 mph range and it howls through the trees bending them and making them groan and creak. Leaves fly about, both green from the spring growth and small brown tornado's of old leaves whipped up from the forest floor. When the sun occassionaly peaks through the overcast skies, the leaves shimmer in the sunlight being steadily shaken by wind, it has an errie effect on the view, like a special effect from the movies, a slight light blurr.
No animals are out today as compared to other days, just one turkey sighting, a lone hen. Unussual as we usually see deer and a hoard of squirrels along the road. Maybe they are smarter than we bipeds, sitting in their nests counting their nuts on the bad weather days.
I pass few hikers today, I see Santa Claus and Ellen the lone hiker girl and a few guys day hiking only. Weather must have kept all but the hardly inside, but it has not rained again, so the trail is damp but not too muddy.
This part of the trail is pretty uniform, uphill, then down thru a gap then back uphill, with not overlooks, rock formations or meadows. It reminds me of those treadmill programs where the treadmill has an elevation program, up, then down, then up.........repeat again and again.
Hiked about 9 miles today.......a good hike.
Do da and Hike'n Bear
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