Lands belonging to the YMCA, Coy Glen and EcoVillage, South Hill
The last time we did this hike we had to cut it short when a thunderstorm abruptly started rumbling nearby, and it started to rain hard. Couldn’t have been more different this time — a really beautiful morningWe came upon a small house on a grassy lane surrounded by overgrown fields and seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The owner spied us walking by and invited us to come into his front yard and admire his view to the east — very nice indeed
Shindagin Hollow SF — Shindagin Hollow Road to South Road and beyond on the FLT
I’m pretty sure this was the first time we’ve done this trail stretch with snow on the ground. Normally it doesn’t start to snow until hunting season is under way — by the time hunting ends in mid-December, Shindagin Hollow Road is iced in uuntil springIn fact, even though this was the first real snow of the fall, and we came the next day, the access road was already a little icy in spots, and some of the hikers found the ride down the steep hill disconcertingOur two regular dogs who ran away last weekend were well behaved this time — Diego, who is the instigator, spent the whole walk on the leash — Ruby generally doesn’t bolt on her ownOnly a couple of the hikers wore foot tractioin — I was betting the trail didn’t have time to ice up yet
Official head count: 19H, two D
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Sun Nov 10
Danby SF — Loop trail from Bald Hill Road to Diane’s Crossing and back
Last hike with us until next spring for our snowbirds Judith and Dick, in the lead here — they head south this weekDiane’s CrossingHere’s the scene Leigh Ann was photographing — looking south over Michigan CreekThis is always a fun spot to stand around for a few minutesAt the Chestnut Lean-to — we’ll be having our popular hot dog cook-out here in late January
