Since Sofee, Joe and Bob are still working hard on the weekends, we thought it would be nice keep it close to home. Rob and I decided to do the same trail we did back on Dec 17th, and then meet Sof, Bob and Jody for lunch. This trail runs between the Preston Park on 117 near 2a, crosses Rt 2 near the Sunoco station and ends on Rt 165 near Old Jewett City Rd.
We headed out from the Park and quickly covered the 1/2 mile to the Sunoco Station and Rt 2. The 15 miles from our house to Norwich really crosses the snow line. I expected the trail to be clear, but surprisingly, the ground was covered in snow and the puddles were frozen. The interesting thing about the puddles was that they were so clear; you could see the leaves like in a mirror. This made us think the ice was not that very thick, but when Rob poked the ice with his hiking pole, we discovered the ice was quite thick. It was cool that you could see so clearly, reminded me of the Caribbean, Ahhhh 10 weeks, warm breezes, I digress.
Every time we do this hike, we miss the right hand turn off the power line. This was no exception, so I took a picture of Rob. Once back on the trail, we came upon a cairn in the woods that was begging for a picture. So we set up the timer and I did the running. I miss Joe; he really does the running much better. We saw another cairn on the power line, they do not seem to be marking the trial, wonder what they are marking?
The streams were not to be outdone by the puddles; they were spectacular, with water running beneath the ice. We were mesmerized at the sight more than a few times. The most unique view was at the stream crossing that is like a big gulch. My favorite crossing, no Debbie bridge. :(
The stream was running underneath the ice and much of the brush and rocks were covered in a thick coating of ice. The ice was being smoothed out by the water's constant washing over. We stopped and admired the setting for a few minutes.
At the end of the trail we were feeling pretty good. Rob said he and Sof had discussed an alternate to going all the way back to Preston Park. We would take the road from here to Sof's job site. So we took off up Jewett City Road and down Roosevelt Ave Ext. This added another 2.5 miles and another amazing site. While passing the Goode farm, something alerted the cows to return to the barn, maybe lunch? But that's when it happened, a small herd of cows, about 10 head, started running across the field. I mean running full force. What a sight!
We met Sof at her job site and viewed her project. Man, she is focused when on a project. She has owned the house for 10 days, and already has the kitchen and bath plumbed thanks to Bob, 3 of the 4 rooms sheet rocked and a plan to be free to hike next weekend. We ended the adventure with lunch at Chili’s with Jody and Bob and a Starbucks for the ride home.
Looking forward to having Joe and Sof back next week. Bobby Goat Gruff, come play with us, soon!
Deb
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