Quaker Pond Circuit

It was a cold day, in the 20's.  All of Marilyn's good intentions could not overcome that and the fact that she  was tired.  I took off to make the Quaker Pond circuit about 3.8 miles in Mendon Ponds Park.  It is a fairly flat trail and I was determined to not stop to take any pictures.  However, after I passed on hundreds of Canadian geese landing on the pond and a buck with his does, I could not resist the golden light as the sun peeked out from the clouds towards sunset.


The Garmin results are below.

Gun Range Trail with Richard

While Richard and I did some hiking last Monday, I forgot to bring my Garmin along!  Not today, so you can see below the results of our two hours on the Gun Range Trail.  It was a chilly and gray December day but with no snow either falling or on the ground.  In fact, we have had less than two inches so far this year, a very unusual condition for Rochester.  The terrain is monochromatic this time of year--even without the snow--so that the moss on fallen trees really stands out.

Toward the end of the hike, we came upon a tree with a very unusual growth on a standing tree.  I had never seen one like it.  You can see a few other photos on my Picasa site:  Click here.

You can see the Garmin information below.