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Guadalupe River State Park (Trail)
Jan. 4th, 2009 04:00 pmGot up early and headed out to Guadalupe River State Park. It's in Spring Branch / Bulverde area about an hour from me. The hike was just over 5 miles. I did it in 2 hours and 26 minutes (stopped and took pictures a lot.....) :-)
When I left the house in the morning it was warm. I dressed in cargo shorts and a long sleeve T-shirt. By the time I reached Spring Branch it was COLD. I stopped in at the HEB to buy a coffee, and I asked if there was a Target or Walmart nearby. I'd planned to pop in and pick up a pair of leggings to put on under my shorts. None nearby, so I decided to just go for it. It was a good hike, but I would have relaxed more if I was warmer and not afraid it would start raining any minute (rain + cold - - - yikes).
I caught up on several Magnatune Medieval Music podcasts, but what the accompanying music really should have been the soundtrack from The Good The Bad & The Ugly.
Flat hike but it was rocky and uneven throughout. I wore my New Balance all terrain walkers, but I should have worn my hikers. My feet weren't entirely happy with me on the way home. I took all the usual precautions, and I played it safe without wandering off the trail (too much) because I was pretty much alone. I met three people on the entire hike (two of them were hiking together). As I've reported before - this is pretty common. The only time I've hiked with a decent population on the trail was at Freidrich Wilderness Park.
On the way home I'd no sooner crossed into the city limits of New Braunfels than my cell phone rings. It's Sierra (who obviously had her Mommy radar on) - she says "so what are your plans for today" - translated into our language this means "can you meet me somewhere and buy me a meal?". We met at Taco Cabana and had some Nachos.
Once I get this posted I'm going to be bad and snuggle up with my book for an hour (or so). Then MAYBE some housework..... haha
When I left the house in the morning it was warm. I dressed in cargo shorts and a long sleeve T-shirt. By the time I reached Spring Branch it was COLD. I stopped in at the HEB to buy a coffee, and I asked if there was a Target or Walmart nearby. I'd planned to pop in and pick up a pair of leggings to put on under my shorts. None nearby, so I decided to just go for it. It was a good hike, but I would have relaxed more if I was warmer and not afraid it would start raining any minute (rain + cold - - - yikes).
I caught up on several Magnatune Medieval Music podcasts, but what the accompanying music really should have been the soundtrack from The Good The Bad & The Ugly.
Flat hike but it was rocky and uneven throughout. I wore my New Balance all terrain walkers, but I should have worn my hikers. My feet weren't entirely happy with me on the way home. I took all the usual precautions, and I played it safe without wandering off the trail (too much) because I was pretty much alone. I met three people on the entire hike (two of them were hiking together). As I've reported before - this is pretty common. The only time I've hiked with a decent population on the trail was at Freidrich Wilderness Park.
On the way home I'd no sooner crossed into the city limits of New Braunfels than my cell phone rings. It's Sierra (who obviously had her Mommy radar on) - she says "so what are your plans for today" - translated into our language this means "can you meet me somewhere and buy me a meal?". We met at Taco Cabana and had some Nachos.
Once I get this posted I'm going to be bad and snuggle up with my book for an hour (or so). Then MAYBE some housework..... haha
