After a typical blah Monday, I found myself with a brilliant fall evening (that also happened to be Halloween) and a new pair of boots that didn't get broken in last week. What better way to do so than going for a walk/tree climbing/off-roading adventure!?
It began with a simple walk down the Ice Age Trails, 2 blocks from my apartment.
But I soon realized that all the good climbing trees were no where near any of the paths. No problem, I'll just make my own!
I walked, and walked; and climbed and climbed; with the shouts and giggles of trick-or-treaters in the distant background.
There were a lot of fallen trees. This one was leaning on another tree, and was sturdy enough to simply walk up like a ramp, and reach the middle point of the standing tree.
I've also found a nice climbing tree that I intend on revisiting when I'm wearing sneakers instead of boots. I did get a couple confused looks from some dog walkers nearby. Apparently in their minds being a real adult means staying on the paths, but I would never have been able to explore a gorgeous willow tree I found if I had. (By that point it was too dark to see, so none of the pictures really turned out)
After wandering about for over an hour, I was in the middle of the trails park, and it was near impossible to see. The iPhone saved the day with it's compass. My apartment is North East of the park, so I pointed it in that direction and walked . . . through brush that was taller than me (photo at eye level).
I can't wait for this place to be covered in snow so I can get lost all over again!
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