I Miss the Walking

It’s still cold, but sunny, so Matey and I have done some walking. Twice Bud has dropped us off at the gate to the large section of the park across the highway.

There we walked a short section of the trail through the oak and juniper thicket.

This is a winding, pretty trail.

After only a half mile we left the trail and headed back to our campsite.

That’s because to get back we had to cross this open land, the highway and the campground on the other side.

Our half mile trail walk was a mile and a third by time we got back.

We were at this campground three years ago and then we walked pretty much every trail on the map. But it’s been too cold to use the stroller and after a two mile walk at the last park we ended up taking Matey to the vet. He’s now on pain medication for arthritis, but she told me that adrenaline could make him want to walk farther than he should. So this visit we have only walked around the part of the park between the highway and the river and two short walks on the Teal Trail, the closest trail to our side of the park. I miss our long walks.