TRAIL
CRAWL 2011
March 27, 2011
In which we honor the
tradition of walking through the woods to each other’s homes that Tami and
Lyle started eleven years ago. This year, there were four hosts on the
trail, each providing food an drink for the walkers – Susan and David, Megan,
Tami and Lyle and Troutsfarm.
WALKING
BUDDY
Bob and I stopped
picked up Janice on our way through the woods to Susan and David’s house on a
cold, gray Sunday. We weren’t sure if the creek would be too high to cross
but we agreed to walk over and find out.
FALL AND
SPRING
The woods still
look like Fall with bare trees and fallen leaves but Susan’s beautiful flower
garden, above was definitely bursting into Spring.
STINKING
CREEK
Stinking Creek was
high but not too high for this adventurous group. No one seems sure where
Stinking Creek got it’s name and it has always smelled fresh to us. Some
say the Indians cleaned their deer near the creek, leaving behind smelly
carcasses but we find that highly unlikely. People who rely on creeks for
water usually take pains to keep the water uncontaminated.
PBR’S AT
MEGAN’S
Lyle took this
classic photo from his phone of Bob enjoying a Pabst Blue Ribbon at Megan’s, the
second stop on Trail Crawl. Megan used to be a park ranger and her home
was filled with woodsy things.
LYLE AND
TAMI
Hosts of the third
stop and founders of this fun tradition, Lyle and Tami enjoyed some time
together at Trouts Farm.
LAST STOP
This was our first
year hosting Trail Crawl and at one point our home was filled with neighbors,
some familiar, some new, all enjoying each other’s company. New friend
Basil had donated home made beer, Camille prepared snacks and Bob made things
pretty outside. It was all over too soon, leaving our immediate neighbors
Jason, Garth and Amy to wind down the party.
