Hike 12

Starting point—Bolt
Ending point—Tisch Mills
Distance—5.5 miles
Cumulative Distance—73.4 miles

We decided to maximize what's left of summer by hiking after work this week. It was wonderful weather (again).   Shortly into the walk, we stepped into the set of "Birds," although none of us were attacked!

We encountered quite a few people in their yards, a few walking/biking and several in vehicles, all of whom were very cordial. It seemed like everyone waved or said hello.   Can you blame them with as cute of a baby as AJ is? :)

One guy provided Dave's vindication for the pace we were hiking, since Kerry was worried it was going to be dark before we got to the car ... he started the conversation with "How far are you running?" 

The benefit of walking to dusk is seeing a doe and a fawn in the field.  They didn't mind us at first, but after a minute of watching they took off like a flash!

We also got to see an awesome sunset. 

Overall, another great afternoon/evening on the Ice Age Trail!!

~Kerry, David, and AJ

Hike 11

Starting point—Franklin
Ending point—Bolt
Distance—4 miles
Cumulative Distance—67.9 miles

Kerry needed to get an 8-mile run done for her half-marathon training, so we maximized our time on the IAT and minimized our use of vehicles. Normally we take two vehicles to shuttle ourselves along the trail, but this time we took one. After Dave and AJ got out at the start of our trail for the day, Kerry shuttled the vehicle to the ending point. And then the race was one ... Kerry trying to run to the starting point and back to the vehicle before Dave and AJ got there.

 It was a gorgeous day for a run, comfortable and sunny with some awesome cloud formations. It was nice to run along new roads to explore the area, but it was different to be "hiking" the IAT without Dave and AJ.

 

Dave and AJ's hike was a nice calm walk down country roads.  We seen about 20 yellow finches flying along the ditchline near the start of the day's hike. 

 The clouds looked threatening for a while, but nothing ever materialized in the form of rain. 

 

This section of hike did bring us the closest we will ever be to our house in Denmark.  We crossed county KB, which means we now walk away from our house for the rest of the trip!

Overall - good day to get out for a walk!

~Dave and Kerry (and AJ!!!)