Saturday, April 3, 2021

State Park

Hello,

 

This afternoon Leroy and I went to a state park that we had visited once before. That day, however, it started to rain hard just as we arrived. We did not get out of the car, but just drove through and went back home.

 

Today was a beautiful day to spend time hiking (What is the difference between hiking and walking?). There are some steep hills here and we were quite tired by the time we finished. I had 11,000 steps so there was a bit of movement involved. If some more vigorous person had been with us, they might have thought we were slow.

 

We did see some birds overhead. Leroy thought one was a bald eagle. There was also a blue heron standing in the water and flying to new spots as we watched.

 

It was almost warm or we had on too much clothing. It has been cool here until now. Our bodies do no adjust so quickly. But we managed with water bottles and nuts to snack on. Even though this park was only about twenty miles away, it was obvious that the derecho did not affect it as much as it did in our city. There were so many big tall trees it was almost breathtaking.

 

Paula

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