We had a wonderful hike planned for April, to enjoy spring flowers and green grass. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. While we always need rain, it brings problems on hike days. Several VeloRaptors looked at the weather forecast and decided to change their plans.
Three hardy folks made of sterner stuff (Gail Y, Karen G and Fiona D) met at the Clyde Woolridge staging area, donned rain gear, and set off down the Jackson Grade. We immediately noticed that the trail was slick underfoot, so Fiona returned to her car to get poles. Appropriately equipped, we continued down to the stone bridge, enjoying the amazing scent of wet vegetation. As we proceeded south on the Brandon Trail, the mud got thicker – the stick to your boots kind of mud. We valiantly pressed on for a while further, when the mud got worse, and we decided that discretion is the better part of valor – the hike would be available in future, but we’d be able to enjoy it better without any broken bones or other injuries. Regardless, it was a nice walk retracing our steps. We had a fun 1.5 mile outing and look forward to doing the full hike later in the year.
