Sunday, April 11, 2010

March 28 – Lost Maples Natural Area




Cooked breakfast for the first time in a while and at outside in the woods. With a desire to see the Lost Maples State Natural Area and drive some more of the scenic roadways, we took off. Saw a wild turkey foraging on the side of the road. There is not a cloud in sky and the drive is all it’s reported to be, up and down hills with hairpin curves. Glad I didn’t pull the trailer through this. The Lost Maples area is serene. We took a big hike over 5 miles which took us along the river, 450’ up and hill and back down. The walk was awesome. Only twice going up did I have to lift sunny up and over a big obstacle. We were both glad to make it to the top that’s for sure!
Saw a Black Buck Antelope along the road on the return trip. Stopped off in Leakey for gas and was amazed to find a station without pay at pump. It’s been quite a while since I fueled up with a pump that old.
I had forgotten about the central time zone thing and caught just the last minute or so of the MSU basketball game on-line. Made dinner and tore apart and cleaned my backpacking stove.

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