hiking in the drizzle

It was bad enough that I went hiking yesterday. But it was also drizzling. So all the leaves were wet. Maybe I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed. Actually, there is no maybe about it.

I picked up the tween at the Rt. 33 Park and Ride and we headed to the Pocono Raceway. The Maple Track is adjacent to their property. Since it was raining, only about 15 people and two dogs came. I told the walk leader that I had a sore knee and I needed to ask a few questions. Was there a lot of hills, ect? I might need to turn back. She said there was just one hill that was steep, and sure I could turn back. We might have to turn back anyway. The tween needed to pee, and there was no restrooms. She wouldn't pee in the woods because the last time she tried she nailed her shoe! (Practice makes perfect.)

It quickly became apparent that turning back would not be a possibility. The trails were not marked at all and we kept turning. Some of the paths looked like deer runs. We were in it for the long haul. And there was one section that was short and steep, but I had my walking pole, so I was okay.

This is a beautiful property and sadly I took no pictures because both my phone and camera were dead. I got this one pic of the tween before the phone died. The other is from Get Out LV's FB page.

It seemed like a long two miles. We were finally heading back and we walk straight into an area that says "Private Property". Apparently that wasn't there when she scoped out the route and it was impossible to get to the trail we wanted. We had to backtrack. That turned out to be bad. Why? We had to go DOWN that steep incline. Even the experienced, healthy hikers were having difficulty. I wish I would have had two poles. But my knee and I both made it.

The trails will be marked soon. And we discussed how that steep hill needed a rope. So hopefully it will be done also. I'd like to go back.

Back at the car we had ginger snaps and apple cider. It was good. Felt like autumn.

Then I took the tween home, and helped her go thru her clothes and tossing out what doesn't fit. She had some hard decisions to make. But she did it. I could have been harder on her. But one step at a time.

When I got home the leg went up for the rest of the evening. I didn't look at it this morning. That's depressing. But I'll be leaving in 5 minutes for Newark. I'm going on a typography safari. I don't know how far we'll walk, but I bet we get three miles in. We're meeting at the train station. The participants from NYC are coming in on the 10:25 WTC train.

This will be good research for me. The twins want to go to the WTC Memorial. Normally I take the bus into NYC. But this is too many people for $50 a ticket for the bus. So now I'll know where to park! and what the train fares are.