This week's hike was another hot and humid one. My guess is, we won't be seeing these temperatures again until next year. It won't be long before we will be stripping off our shorts and t-shirts, and putting on jeans and jackets. Also, the leaves are starting to change color and are falling in front of us. I am looking forward to snapping some colorful reds and yellows on our next few hikes.
This week's hike took us out towards Middletown, CT to the Mattebasett Trail. The last few hikes we have been choosing to enter and exit our trails at the same location so we don't have to waist time placing cars at both ends. I think our Loop-Dee-Loops have been working out very nicely.
On the subject of Loop-Dee-Loops, Deb and Sof have come up with trail names for everyone that fit rather nicely. Rob, who is usually up front knocking down all the spiderwebs is our "Point Man, or Spiderman." We call Bob our "Bobby-Goat-Gruff," because he is always rough and tumbly. I'm the "Flasher" because I'm the one taking most of the pictures, Sof's called Loop-Dee-Loop because he always professes to never lead troops, but always ends up doing so, and finally our Deb is called, Dragon-Ass because she is most content taking up the rear, making sure everyone is safe and in view.
Not allot happened this week. We basically hiked about 4.2 miles, and then turned around and hiked back. There were a few alternate trails that we took to keep us on our toes, but that was about it. The trail started out being a very pleasant, very lightly traveled rocky path that is starting to be littered with colorful leaves. At about the 2 mile mark or so, we came across terrain that was broken up a little by dirt bikes and logging equipment so there wasn't much scenery to snap pictures of. Because it was so hot, once we turned around at the 4 mile mark, we rushed out of the woods and decided not to do lunch. We all just wanted to jump into Sof's pool. That we did. And after a few hours of rest and relaxation by the pool, everyone enjoyed themselves under the fireworks at Bob and Jody's.
Looking forward to next week's hike everyone.
Talk to everyone then,
Joe
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