My early morning walk was cancelled. I texted Pam to see if we were still on. It was 8:30 and looked like dusk it was so overcast. She passed. So did the black clouds. The sun tried to come out. At least briefly.
Lydia and I went to Monocacy Park for a quick walk before the clouds opened. The whole time we were walking it was bright and the sun was still trying to come out. I was sure my plans for later in the afternoon were going to happen.
We started at the Nature Center and walked on the main path to the Monocacy Trail, then followed that to Paint Mill Road, and turned around and came back.
In the process we found some long abandoned, graffiti covered, overpass supports. We also found a BMX bike course. I'm fairly sure that's a new addition. And maybe not so "official". When we reached the railroad tracks, we walked back along the tracks until we could re-enter the nature area.
We came back along the creek trail, where fisherpeople were fly fishing.
52-hike challenge: 19/52
Miles/Steps: 2-ish
Bathrooms: None, but the one at the Wawa was great!
Weather: 60's and overcast when we left.
Wildlife: two chipmunks, two cardinals, one blue jay, seven male mallards (and one had a white body), one female mallard, we heard a hooting owl or two ... couldn't tell (or maybe it was mourning doves cooing?), a morning dove, and a swan. There was a symphony of bird calls. The woods were very active with the sound of birdies (and squirrels).
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