Training for the new hiking season

What a gorgeous Florida day! The temperature was in the 70s and the sun was shining. We proclaimed it Day 1 of the new training season. We have yet to decide where to hike next spring or summer. But we want to hike and that means it is time to start getting prepared.

We went to San Felasco Hammock, our favorite place to take long hikes close to home.The last time we were there was about May 8. It felt good to be back. There were no mosquitoes, only a few yellow flies, and we only brushed off one tick...a good day! We finished the 5.6 mile trail without much trouble...of course getting out of the car when we got home was a bit of a struggle.

Jake can't hike those distances any more. We took him out for about a mile before we left. We missed having him along.

The first thing we saw when we stepped onto the trail was a deer.

The trail is still green and still lovely.

A loblolly pine had split leaving only a stick standing while the rest of the tree fell over.