Derek wanted to hike today and he wanted to do something relatively mild because his knee has been acting up and that was just fine with me because I was sick all week (for the second week in a row) and not only did I not hike, I didn’t even do my normal hilly neighborhood walks.
So he suggested nearby Taylor Mountain and it was great. We don’t know the mountain well enough to form a big plan and there are lots of service roads and trails (many of them shared with horses) so we basically just wandered around, with numerous ups and downs for a total of 7.83 miles and 2,365 feet of elevation gain, both fairly respectable numbers. Take a look at our all-over-the-place track, snipped from Google Earth:
Basically we started and ended on the far left (west) at the parking lot. Going out we took a left, into the forest, and wandered around various trails (it looks like spaghetti) and came back down via a service road, the track on the bottom (south). It was really good fun.
I enjoyed this sign, which is one of the least enlightening trail signs I have ever seen:
That’s kind of like pulling up to an intersection and the street sign says ‘street’.
Anyway, Derek’s appearance was brought to us by Jan, AKA ‘Granny’ who was happy to hang out with Finley and Camden while we went out to play. Jill was at work (someone has to be productive, I guess).
A great day, I am hoping my nasty cold is in the past and I can resume my normal spring schedule: hike, hike, and hike some more.