Even though the wind was picking up, the sky seemed overall sunny when I finally chose to get back on the trail today. I executed a relatively light second hike for the day at 5.5 miles. Considering my radar was telling me thunder and lightening were supposed to be upon me already, the hike remained relatively uneventful throughout.
Super cool to see the wind whipping through the Spanish Moss and Live Oak. I got a few pictures which I sent to my nieces in Phoenix. Much of the trail I took today was tore up from wild hog. They left huge holes in the ground and it was difficult at times to get around them and continue to follow the trail.
I left from the same trailhead I said goodbye to the kids at and followed Ranch House Road east into the preserve. Ranch House is basically a dirt road and runs relatively straight until after its first intersection with All Weather Road. I took that south from there and over to Powerline Road, then up past Bee Island again and back to Ranch House and west to the trailhead. Pretty much just one big circle.
There were no flying bugs, lots of wind, and on again off again sunshine. All that made for a really pleasant hike. I believe making my way through all the chewed up terrain left me with at least on blister on my right foot, but I cut this hike short. So, I’m sure later when I investigate my injury, it will be minimal.
I came back in at a pretty good time. It was starting to get a bit more on the dreary side out, winds picked up and it seemed like at any moment the weather could potentially turn a bit more ugly.
In I went. Back to the truck. Pit stop at the restroom on the way out of the park and on to find some real food and then head to Siesta Key for drum circle.
