On my calendar I wrote today's Get Out Lehigh Valley walk as "Trexler". I looked at it this morning and said to myself, which one? You can't throw a stick in the Allentown area without running into something General Trexler impacted. (Kind-of like Moravians and Asa Packer in Bethlehem!)
I looked up the walk on the Wildland's website and it was the game preserve. Strike that. It was the nature Preserve. They changed the name in 2006. It will probably be 2106 before I actually put it in my brain.
Anyway, we met at the Environmental Education Center. I always get lost going there, but not today! It was a March Miracle. The hike, however, was just as strenuous as always.
We did 1.5 miles (out and back) of the eight mile perimeter hike. Thru the woods on muddy paths, we went down and up and down and up until we reached the lookout. I am so happy I keep my walking stick in the car. The upside of this hike, was we got to be up close and personal with the bison. So I guess it was worth it. But to end a hike with a long uphill is just plain mean.
Miles/Steps: 4 (well, I forgot to look at the tracker until after I came out of the supermarket!)
Weather: 38, sunny, 25-30 MPH wind
Wildlife: A herd of bison including two, year-old calves; a boil (that's flock for hawks) of juvenile red tails. We didn't see mama, so they must just be gaining independence.
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