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auntiemeeshToday was blind date Sunday. This involved getting up at 6:45am in order to be ready to go by 8. I think it's safe to say I've never gone on such a very early date before.
The reason for the early hour was that we were going hiking and it's much better to get all that exertion out of the way before the heat of the day. We drove around for a little while until we came across a trail head and then set out. We were on the Austin Brook Trail which reported would take us to Mount Cabot. We hiked about two and a half miles up to a little bald cap where several trails met, then after a nice long rest and a snack, we hiked down the far side and walked back around to get back to the car. It was a lovely walk except for the mosquitos which were out in such force that at places they were simply bouncing off of us.
Unfortunately I didn't have any film for my camera so I didn't even bother to take it along, but it was a very beautiful trail. It was a bright and sunny morning, so we had some really breathtaking spots where sunlight would come slanting in through the trees. The little peak that we came to didn't have much of a view, as it wasn't above tree level, but apparently there is an old fire tower somewhere in the vicinity, from which the view is supposed to be quite spectacular.
I saw a white-tail deer darting off the path on the way up, and a little further along we had to stop and wait for a porcupine to amble off the path and climb up a nearby tree. There were lots of moose prints and scat, and on the way down we saw recent evidence of a bear, but luckily we didn't actually encounter the bear itself. There were some hawks flying around at one point, and a grouse (I think it was a grouse so that's what I'm calling it) tried to lead us away from her nest with that peculiar, injured flight birds simulate.
When we made it back to the car, he drove me back the long way around, showing me a lovely little road that winds up into Maine, (as far as I can tell it meant going in exactly the opposite direction from home) and then back onto the highway and back home. We stopped at a cafe in Gorham for lunch and I had black bean and pumpkin soup, which it turns out, is two soups, both very thick, in the same bowl. Both very tasty. :)
Mr. Ranger was very nice. He does a lot more hiking than me, but was very patient and didn't push me to go faster or farther than I was able to go. I think we both had a nice time and he mentioned the possibility of doing another hike again sometime. So now I'll wait and see if he actually meant that or if he was just being polite, lol. Either way, I don't see it turning into anything too torrid any time soon. My impression from him was that he's usually pretty tired by the time he gets home from work and on Saturdays he spends his time recovering, so I don't suppose he'll be eager to start making the 40-50 minute drive down to hang out with me all the time.
Now I'm exhausted. I took an advil before heading out so my legs didn't get sore and achey, although they might be tomorrow, but I feel like I need a nap, which I'm trying to resist. Maybe I'll go work on that fic I've been trying to work on for ages now.
The reason for the early hour was that we were going hiking and it's much better to get all that exertion out of the way before the heat of the day. We drove around for a little while until we came across a trail head and then set out. We were on the Austin Brook Trail which reported would take us to Mount Cabot. We hiked about two and a half miles up to a little bald cap where several trails met, then after a nice long rest and a snack, we hiked down the far side and walked back around to get back to the car. It was a lovely walk except for the mosquitos which were out in such force that at places they were simply bouncing off of us.
Unfortunately I didn't have any film for my camera so I didn't even bother to take it along, but it was a very beautiful trail. It was a bright and sunny morning, so we had some really breathtaking spots where sunlight would come slanting in through the trees. The little peak that we came to didn't have much of a view, as it wasn't above tree level, but apparently there is an old fire tower somewhere in the vicinity, from which the view is supposed to be quite spectacular.
I saw a white-tail deer darting off the path on the way up, and a little further along we had to stop and wait for a porcupine to amble off the path and climb up a nearby tree. There were lots of moose prints and scat, and on the way down we saw recent evidence of a bear, but luckily we didn't actually encounter the bear itself. There were some hawks flying around at one point, and a grouse (I think it was a grouse so that's what I'm calling it) tried to lead us away from her nest with that peculiar, injured flight birds simulate.
When we made it back to the car, he drove me back the long way around, showing me a lovely little road that winds up into Maine, (as far as I can tell it meant going in exactly the opposite direction from home) and then back onto the highway and back home. We stopped at a cafe in Gorham for lunch and I had black bean and pumpkin soup, which it turns out, is two soups, both very thick, in the same bowl. Both very tasty. :)
Mr. Ranger was very nice. He does a lot more hiking than me, but was very patient and didn't push me to go faster or farther than I was able to go. I think we both had a nice time and he mentioned the possibility of doing another hike again sometime. So now I'll wait and see if he actually meant that or if he was just being polite, lol. Either way, I don't see it turning into anything too torrid any time soon. My impression from him was that he's usually pretty tired by the time he gets home from work and on Saturdays he spends his time recovering, so I don't suppose he'll be eager to start making the 40-50 minute drive down to hang out with me all the time.
Now I'm exhausted. I took an advil before heading out so my legs didn't get sore and achey, although they might be tomorrow, but I feel like I need a nap, which I'm trying to resist. Maybe I'll go work on that fic I've been trying to work on for ages now.
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Date: 2005-07-03 01:53 pm (UTC)((((((auntie)))))) safe and sound.
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Date: 2005-07-03 02:37 pm (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2005-07-03 08:07 pm (UTC)Yep, somehow or other, I made it home. It *was* fun, just too bad that the end result of all that fun was being nearly comatose the rest of the day. I clearly need to build up my endurance.
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Date: 2005-07-04 11:34 am (UTC)I love getting out in the woods and up into the mountains and challenging myself a little bit. It makes me feel better about having spent most of my life in the city, that I can still function in what passes as wilderness around here. :D
Blind date Sunday
Date: 2005-07-04 06:12 pm (UTC)Re: Blind date Sunday
Date: 2005-07-04 06:17 pm (UTC)I'm a bit stiff in the quads today, but it's not too bad. I've been watching the skeeter bites pop up all day. I think I ended up with about nineteen bites in all, most on my left arm (although there are bites on both arms and both legs).
I'll do my best to be as lazy as possible tomorrow, to make the most of my last day of unemployment. :D
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