Since we have an agreement with Reflections Riding Nature Centure that if we occasionally do some volunteer work and make a donation, the club can hike for free, we like to take advantage of the lovely surroundings and hike there occasionally. Fourteen hikers showed up for this easy 4 mile hike. The initial start is a little steep, but from there on it is very gentle. Unfortunately, a newby hiker with the club took a rather nasty fall right at the end of the steep part. She suffered a rather nasty skin rash at her elbow, but this was quickly taken care of by the multiple nurses we have in the club. I hope she isn't to discouraged and continues to come and hike with us. The weather was overcast with a comfortable temperature. Surprisingly, we saw several very beautiful flowering plants and had delightful conversations along the way. The hike lasted 2 hrs and 45 minutes with a max. hiking speed of 3.3 mph, a moving average of 2.2 mph and an overall average of 1.4 mph. Following this delightful hike we had lunch at the Parkway Pourhouse. The food was excellent if a little pricey. If you would like to see some photographs taken along the way, including maps and altitude graph, click here. If you are having trouble viewing the photos and are try to view them through the TTA website, please go directly to the BLOG at www.sdctta.blogspot.com.
This weeks joke...A hiker comes to the river crossing up north and wants to get to to get agross, sees another hiker on the other side and yells over...HOW DO I GET TO THE OTHER SIDE... The other hiker looks up the river, then down the river and yells; YOU ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE!