Hubby and I spent yesterday at a local preserve, hiking trails and enjoying the views. Today, we ventured out to explore another preserve but when we arrived it was closed - the gate shut and locked. So we made our way back to the preserve we visited yesterday.
Hiking was good for me. I enjoyed the time away from work, and away from the stress of family issues. Daughter was at work or with her boyfriend, and Son chose to stay home and play video games. I'm grateful for cell phones when Hubby and I venture out without the kids, but it's still really good to get away. The kids don't enjoy hiking as much as Hubby and I do.
The preserve we visited has lots of deer. Over two days, I bet we saw 30! We were thrilled to see a fawn on one trail yesterday, and today we saw a doe with three babies.
We hiked most of the trails, enjoying views of the woods and the river. We saw birds and butterflies, squirrels and the tail of a raccoon. Around one pond, we saw muskrats and a huge snapping turtle. Most of the trails are wide paths that I feel comfortable on - I can see what I'm stepping on. Today, though, we ended up on a primitive loop that had a section of tall grass. I wanted to run through that section, but Hubby was in front of me. I was really glad to get through it without stepping on something I really did not want to see!
My body will make me pay for two days of hiking - my calves are sore already. But my mind is clearer than it has been in a long time. Nature has a way of preserving my sanity!
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