Just did a couple of miles today as I haven’t quite come up with the solution for my ankles while I break in my boots. Relaced them though and got some walking socks which definitely helped.
Anyway, the wind was howling again today! But the sun did manage to break through the clouds a few times.
Edit: I was thinking about this picture and how I felt when I took it, catching the sun before it went down behind the hill. It was a sense of hope. I guess sometimes you have to walk through some shadows before you find the light.
I must admit I get nervous walking alone. I worry about animals AND I worry about “bad people”. I’ve actually gone for hikes with a box cutter in my pocket. I’m considering getting some bear spray too for some hikes.
BUT at the same time I much prefer walking alone. Ideally I like to walk alone in a very popular spot. LOL
Yea in England the worst we really have to worry about animals wise are cows. They are pretty intimidating but manageable. Not on the same level as bears
On my big walk last year the main thing I was worried about was falling down a hill and breaking a leg or something and getting stuck in the middle of nowhere. I found an app called SOS mate which was good enough to put my mind (and my mum’s!) at rest.
I live in pretty much suburbia but it is all developments put up after clear cutting forest areas. A few years ago there was a baby black bear walking through the school yard. We also get coyotes on our streets looking for turkeys. As far as I know nobody has been hurt but I still don’t want to meet one walking through the remaining forested paths.
While spring hiking in Alaska once, I followed advice to play loud music to warn bears off. Generally they aren’t confrontational there so long as you don’t accidentally sneak up on them. They’ll just go away.
It had… unexpected results. I was listening to Lindsey Stirling (the “dubstep violinist”). As I hiked a group of some kind of groundhogs started chirping loudly back at me.
It hasn’t snowed here since Wednesday but it’s been cold enough to keep it all from melting on the grass. It was really nice this morning, that cold crisp air but blue sky and sunshine. Lady likes scampering about in the snow. Watching her happy makes me happy
