Hunt woods

Hello,

Yesterday afternoon Leroy and I went to Hunt Woods which is a park of the county conservation board. We had a map of the trail that appeared to be just a large loop. As we headed off down the trail that was indeed true, but then we came upon a fork in the road. Which way to go? We discussed and made our best guess. It all worked out eventually getting back to the beginning. A compass might be a good tool to have on these hikes, but so far neither of us has thought of that before we leave the house. Instead we are always prepared in the food and water department.

It was a nice one to two hour wooded hike on a sunny afternoon. There were information signs along the way telling about the trees and how they care for the sections of land in terms of cutting them or letting nature take its course. There was a stream, but in this rainless spell it was all dry. We did find a pioneer cemetery that was quite interesting to explore. There were even two graves from the 1950’s.

On the way back to the car Leroy spotted a small snake. We could not identify it. That was nice find since we had not seen a snake in the wild for a long time.

We were interested in knowing if we wanted to cross country ski here. It could be good, but perhaps hard going with the small branches, etc. on the trail. If it snows enough we will probably just go to the parks across the street. There is plenty of room and we have been told that others ski there as well. Hoping for a nice amount of snow this winter. Do you think I am the only one who wants snow?

I have been looking through some boxes. One contained notes and letters from people when we left Ely. That was certainly a lift to read those. We had lived there 16 years. I guess that is why we keep such things, for that feel good feeling that comes from positive comments.

By the way, people are allowed to hunt in Hunt Woods. Signs were posted about the rules.

Paula