The walk we missed out on

This was an ugly ugly Sunday... and I'm just as glad it's over.  I was ready to rant, even had it scheduled... but decided to pull it.  It's good stuff, but for the wrong reason, and it might get shared in partiality (I don't think I used that right) later.


So instead, Friday I took some pics so Bobby G wouldn't feel so bad about missing out on the walk we planned (but failed to clear with the higher ups, lol).  Here then everyone, is the annual fall walk- for now, anyway.

First, our cast...

Mr Eager Beaver

Old Bumpy Guy (human edition)

Bright sunny afternoon

A far out look as we hit the 1/4 mile pole.

Brown wooly worm!  See, mild winter!

A lot of pretty colors near the bridge where we marked the 1/2 mile pole.

Mandatory stop at the Green Hole

Across the field at the 3/4 pole

There we have the "classic anvil form"...  

Uh-oh!  Scrappy in hot pursuit of a groundhog...

Knew this wouldn't end well.  Had quite the time reeling dog and leash back underneath the fence...

Looking back from whence we came at the 1  mile marker 

Behind the Duck Pond, 1.25 miles

Old Bumpy Guys take a break

Mile n a half, behind IPFW field

A swamp tree fell across the road in the last couple of days, t'would seem...

1.75 mile gets us the river

And 2 miles puts us behind the Alumni Center, looking back at the woods.

foot of Mushroom Ridge

2.25 at the start of Dead Tree Road

And 2.5 on the back trail.

2.75 miles, right before the Big Guy

Three miles, closing on home

And just for a bonus, here's what we ran into Saturday...