Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Week Five Day Three Trail Adventure

April 15, 2020

Week Five Day Three Trail Adventure: Newman's Conservation Area - South Tract.

First time on this trail. It is definitely going to rain today. We left early to avoid the big storms.

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We are planning to do the 2.2 miles white blaze loop.

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Today we are at the South Tract. We plan to do the other hikes another day.

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It started drizzling a bit, but we pressed on.

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 A little wet, but still smiling:

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Despite the on off drizzling and threat of rain, they were walking and talking and not really keeping up:

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Not a whole lot of flowers along the way.

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The second half of the trail was super soft sandy soil that was not easy to traverse. Despite complaints we kept going.

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We ended at the Lake:

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Although it sprinkled on us a few times it never really rained while we were on the hike. Happy hikers:

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Not a pretty day, but being by the water was nice: Image may contain: sky, cloud, tree, outdoor, nature and water

 

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