I spent most of today just doing yard and garden work, so I'll catch you up on yesterday's hike. Cathy and I, with new acquaintance Barb (who also joined us last week), went out to hike at West Shore Community College. It wasn't sunshine-and-fall-leaves gorgeous like the hike in the link below, but it was fine.

Here are Cathy and Barb on the bridge at the south end of the pond.

The pond doesn't have color around it yet- the grass is finally getting green, but not the leaves.

We did see a pair of bufflehead ducks.

We walked enough of the mowed trails that are the cross-country team course that we got in a total of 3.2 miles. I wore the big pack. It's feeling easier.

Sandhill cranes here today, and I almost stepped on a garter snake.

Miles hiked in 2025: 141.7

West Shore Community College trails, 3.2 miles