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April 30, 2004
A Great Night for a Hike
In order to make it to 5:00 in the office, yesterday, I decided to go on a hike after work and give myself something to look forward to. I invited my brother to come along with me, but alas, he had big plans to bleach his hair, so I went alone.
I fled work at 4:55 and scurried home to change, grab some water, my journal etc. I headed to Tucquan Glen on Pequea Creek. (If you want info, go to http://lancasteronservancy.org/tucquan_info.htm). As I was leaving home, scanning the radio dial I found the song "Country Road" by John Denver. I sang along at the top of my lungs. What a great start to my evening.
I had only gone to this trail with my brother before,but I remembered the way both driving and on the trails. I saw lots of wildflowers...violets, buttercups, forget me nots, and others. Ahhhh. I had to be speedy because I had underestimated the length of drive time and had dusk and Survivor to keep me mindful of the time. I made my way out the rocky trail along the creek to the waterfalls. I would have loved to have explored farther, but again, time was an issue. I saw a couple of fisherman along the way. I smiled, gave a friendly nod, said hello but tried not to be too friendly, being that I was a woman hiking alone. A couple of times my imagination got the best of me and I thought I saw someone lurking behind a tree, but was wrong every time, thank goodness.
Once again I realized that I need to buy a real camera. These disposable cameras just don't do the trick. I took a few pictures, but they probably won't be anything special. Oh well. I had a lot of fun, and got some good exercise. Last year when I did this hike, I had to stop several time to huff and puff...this time I could have kept going.
So, yeah, it was a great night for a hike. I'm looking forward to the next time. Yay for nice weather.
Posted by stacey at April 30, 2004 09:54 AM
Comments
Excercise good, hiking alone in the woods, bad. Lurking trees are a bad sign. But good for you! Yesterday was a great day for a hike.
Posted by: Karen Sprengel at April 30, 2004 05:50 PM