New England has been drenched by rain storm after rain storm this summer. Consequently, I haven't been getting outdoors as much as I would like. I don't mind hiking in the rain, but the trails can't take it. They start to erode with rain, washing down hill, and hiking on them only exacerbates the process. So, I've been staying on the pavement-running and cycling.
After a spell of dry weather 2 weeks ago, I went hiking in the Berkshires with an old high school friend. It was great to catch up after so many years apart, seeing how we both have changed and how we both have stayed very much the same. I liked high school, and I like looking back on myself at that time. It's reassuring to realize that my personality and temperament have remained fairly constant. And the hiking was great. We climbed Alander Mountain, and the trail was very easy to follow. There were great views from the summit, and we enjoyed the sunshine amid the blueberry bushes there.
Luckily, I planned a vacation to a tougher landscape. My husband and I spent last week camping in and exploring Acadia National Park. The granite that is so prominent in the mountains and sea cliffs is very resistant to erosion, so the paths and trails of the park were in fine shape for hiking. And hike I did. Up Mansell Mountain, the Beehive and on various smaller paths. I even saw a program on how crews build the paths, cutting each granite stone by hand.
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[/caption]We did so many things on vacation, and I am not going to list them all here.
Happy Hiking!
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