the Way of the Turtle

A SHORT HIKE IN THE PINE BUSH
Sunday, December 31, 2006

Another gorgeous day (sunny and unseasonably warm) so Ann and I decided to go for a walk before heading back to Rochester. Ended up going over to the Pine Bush - started at the Madison Avenue Pinelands and then headed over to the Great Dune, to hike down the blue and yellow trails to the edge of the habitat restoration area.

Nice day for a walk, and very few people on the trails. Ann's strained muscles from Saturday's hike gave her some trouble going up and down the hills; she wasn't too happy about that. But we took our time and it was manageable.

From the looks of things they're wrapping up the work they're doing - the holes are filled and the downed trees are gone (unless there's more to do over the hill - we just stood at the edge of the area.) I'll have to do a run through there on either Tuesday or Wednesday in the daylight and see how things are looking.

After that we retraced our steps to the car and got on the road to Rochester. Tomorrow is lunch with her family and then I drive back here. After that the long drives are done for a week or two...

JMH