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This summer I've very fortunately been able to hit the trails nearly all my days off from work. We have nearly a dozen State Parks and forest preserves minutes from our home and I've tried to vary my hikes by length, difficulty and by habitat. It has been a load of fun and a welcome respite from our 21st century world.
I do however tend to stay on trail most of the time from spring to fall. The only exception being to scramble up rock formations or ridges. These little forays usually endow me with one or two of our ubiquitous arachnids that call New England home; the Deer Tick. It is in the winter that I will often stray off the trail and go exploring. You get to see things that perhaps no one has seen before; a fallen giant, a unique rock outcropping, a secret ravine, or hollow, an antler or two, a skull, etc. This is the time that I practice my map and compass skills. Or simply sit and watch.
Where do you tend to go when in the "wilds"?
I do however tend to stay on trail most of the time from spring to fall. The only exception being to scramble up rock formations or ridges. These little forays usually endow me with one or two of our ubiquitous arachnids that call New England home; the Deer Tick. It is in the winter that I will often stray off the trail and go exploring. You get to see things that perhaps no one has seen before; a fallen giant, a unique rock outcropping, a secret ravine, or hollow, an antler or two, a skull, etc. This is the time that I practice my map and compass skills. Or simply sit and watch.
Where do you tend to go when in the "wilds"?
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