A nice fire Tuesday morning, early morning. Woke at 5am. The birds were singing beautifully. Wish I had a way to add those sounds to the blog.
After hiking for two miles I got to the top of the ridge and looked up and saw the beautiful blue sky. I climbed from 1400ft to 1600 ft in about a mile and a half. A nice steady incline. Gave me a good workout.
After hiking for an hour and a half I stopped here to dip my feet in the ice cold water, eat lunch, lay down and read and soak up the sounds of nature--the rippling water, the birds.
I want to buy a cabin in the woods and live there. Nature soothes my soul. Cook Forest is absolutely gorgeous. The trails are well maintained and marked. There are trees over 300 years old.
I star gazed one night. I thought about moving my cot out to the open field to sleep. I should have. I found the big dipper. The stars were abundant. I saw a shooting star.
I've been trying to id birds by their call and by sight. A little chipping sparrow kept visiting my campsite looking for food. Learning bird calls is like learning a foreign language. I hope with time it will get easier. I have a CD with over 100 birds calls, which accompanies a PA bird book. A bluejay also visited my sight a few times. They are beautiful birds, but can be aggressive. Robins were abundant also. There is one bird call I want to learn what bird makes it. It is a beautiful call. I can hear it in my memory.
Toms Run Road is a one way road through the forest. It follows Toms Run. I do not know where it comes out. I walked a mile and a half on it and it went deep into the forest.
Wooden bridges are common because of the all the little streams and springs. They are great to walk across when they are dry. But when they are wet they are slick as ice.
