by Michele Reber | Sep 7, 2016 | Blog, Featured 1 |
I feel like the woods knew I had come to the end of my 52-week hiking challenge. The ferns are starting to brown and droop, green acorns are starting to fall, and the trail is already covered with a thin carpet of brown leaves. The crickets sound a little more tired...
by Michele Reber | May 25, 2016 | Blog |
My Week 37 hike turned out to be a soggy one. The forecast had warned me ahead of time, and I wore proper rain gear, but BOY did I get muddy. It really got bad after a little slip and fall…mud along the leg of my jeans all the way up to my butt. MESSY! It was...
by Michele Reber | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog |
It finally happened on my Week 32 hike! It was SPRING! High near 70, sunny, breezy, perfect. The flowers were blooming, the birds were singing, and the river was sparkling. I would have really enjoyed myself if I wasn’t coming off a fresh wave of...
by Michele Reber | Mar 2, 2016 | Blog |
It was so beautiful today! Especially for February…60+ degrees. Great to be hiking in a T-shirt this time of year…and even better for my calves and my quads, the snow was all gone this week except for a sad little melty lump here and there. I feel like...
by Michele Reber | Sep 20, 2015 | Blog |
The weather was PERFECT for today’s hike. It’s that wonderful time of year when it’s not really still summer, but it’s not quite fall yet, either. The crickets and cicadas sing in the morning and the shadows are noticeably longer. There’s a little bit of that smell of...
