Had we hiked yesterday on the Hume Trail, we’d have hiked in a flood. As it turned out, we hiked in 3 inches of freshly fallen snow and had the time of our lives reveling in it. Spirits were high (as usual) and the snow almost looked artificial it was so decorative. Good dog Baxter… Continue reading

Hike 1: Mt Warner. 10-2 o’clock Trail and parking conditions at Lithia Springs were so bad that we made a quick decision to hike at Mt. Watrner instead. Mt. Warner has an easy 2 mile loop that we love (and where we ALWAYS hoist a “flag” at the ceremonial summit). For a while we walked… Continue reading

This has been a uniquely wonderful day. We were led by Charlie, a 70 year old savant on the Aspbergers spectrum, and Tony, a loyal, playful, good friend to Charile. Tony is with Mass Fish and Wildlife. We were on a 1300 acre parcel that is mostly contiguous with thousands of other acres. Both Tony… Continue reading