So the car had to go to the shop yet again this morning. Not knowing how long it would be, I called off today. Some time later (with the car back home), I decided it was time to take Misty to Shoaff Park. Not her first time there- but her first time WALKING there.
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| Okay, this is the half-mile mark. The last mark I'm sure of, Misty tends to yank my counts off... |
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At this point, she figures out we're not going our usual way. This far she's been, but only like 3 times.
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Big logjam at the bridge...
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This was the one mile mark, by my count. Google Maps says, "not bad..."
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Lots of people enjoying the day...
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Some little kid's hideaway. Could tell by the little shoes- those little turquoise dots on the ground.
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Misty enters Shoaff- this is the real mile-and-a-half.
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First time down the steps...
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This is where I had 1.5 miles. It gets worse...
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We take a break where I reckoned 2 miles.
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That same tree hugger above, seeing no danger from us, pulled up a chair and watched us while we watched him.
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Time to go around the pond
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The boat ramp. This was closer to actual 2 miles.
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Enjoying the breeze while the sounds of Jackie Blue waft across the river.
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Almost pulled me in here...
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My guess at 2 1/2 miles, up on the great circle. Several yards later, I realized that my brain had stopped counting and started playing, I Am Woman, for some odd reason.
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And here we are at the pond on the great circle. This was just past the real 2 1/2 miles.
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We disturbed all the doves getting some Afternoon Delight.
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The shortcut trail was EXTREMELY goopy today. Not sure how I came out with dry feet...
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I thought this was 3 miles, right before the church. It's actually a ways past the parking lot on the far side.
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When we cross the entrance road, I decide it's time to cut across country. Misty is not convinced...
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Decided this would be fun for Misty to off-road into the ravine.
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This drink- and the streambed she tried to get me to go down, below- is the actual 3 1/2 miles. I think I actually was good on this one, somehow.
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Here's our guess at 4 miles. It was a ways up.
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By this time, though, I forgot which half I was on, and called THIS 4 miles. Guess what, this time I was just about right!
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Misty's first 'ceremonial cutting the loop down the steep bank'. Once she figured out we were going that way, she did fine. Me? Flat on my back. Hard.
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I think I had this as 4 1/2. It was more like 4 and a quarter. We were getting tired at this point.
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"Cut down the back of the complex? Sure!" (That Pine tree up ahead is actual 4 1/2 miles)
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The Greenway Trail from above.
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At this point, Misty figures out she knows where she is...
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I thought this was some mile mark, but I have no idea which one it was. What it was, was just under a tenth of a mile from the door.
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Google said the whole trip was just a stone's throw from 5 miles. 2 Hours, with rest stops.
