three walks, one day

If you've read my monthly Fitness Friday email, you'd know that it was IRT day. I left the house about five minutes late. Then blew right past the McArthur Road exit.  So I ended off getting off on 15th street and taking Mauch Chunk to Shantz road, and then back to McArthur. I was only about 6 minutes late.

For a moment, when I arrived I was excited. Bonnie's car was there. Someone came! Hurray. But alas, it was the same color, year and model, but no Tinkerbell sticker in sight. No car seat either. Yep, I was going it alone again.

I took the loop toward the spur. Once I went past the spur, the trail took quite a hit during the June 30 storm. It looked liked it was bombed. Broken tree's everywhere. Tree's over the creek. Piles of wood everywhere. The shade is gone. On this section of the trail there was signs thanking the August 1 volunteers for the cleanup. More, apparently are scheduled.

I walked for about a half hour. Then turned around and came back. It was uphill, especially at the end.

 I thought this looked like a interesting walk. It was posted on the trail.

 Lydia had called last night and said she was going to the shore today, could I drop in on Adonis. I dog -napped him instead. I am not running back and forth to Northampton! Beside I get Brownie points with the roomie. Her puppy came to visit her.

As I was headed to Lydia's I saw a sign that said Kreidersville Park. Never saw it before. Once I had puppy in tow, we went back. It was just a basketball court and really nice playground.  Leashed dogs are allowed. It also says on the website that they are working on a walking trail and dog park on Savage road. Maybe it will connect the Howertown Park with the Nor-bath Trail. A girl can dream.

That park being a bust, we went to the Wayne Grube Memorial Park, on Bulleye Road. It's a nice park. But sunny. The trail is U shaped, and connects to the Nor-Bath. It also has a connecting path to the ritzy subdivision. I knew that there had to be another comfort station on the Nor-Bath trail. And this is it! Though it is about a 1/4 mile on the park trail to the comfort station. And it's worth the walk. I'd give it an I-5. Yeah, it's that good. Running HOT water, soap, a two level water fountain, and you can eat off the floor clean, stalls. (But don't.)

Next we'll be walking the hood. Gonna wait till about 3. Don't want to have to take him on  a fourth walk.