Today's walk was BRILLIANT!! 3.8 miles on the Multipurpose Trail plus another mile on the Edward S. Thomas Nature Trail. The weather was unbeatable. Puffy white clouds,cerulean blue skies, and the slightest of cool breezes after weeks of blistering heat. Autumn approaches at last!
Sharon Woods is on the northeast side of Columbus. The focus of the park is Schrock Lake. We took the Multipurpose Trail around, so our readers won't see the lake in the photos this time. It is quite lovely though and will be included when we return to fully hit the nature trails.
The multipurpose trail is paved, but, that doesn't stop it from being wooded, shaded, and able to provide a more nature-like walk. It's well-traveled. We saw runners, bikers, and walkers. Most seemed out for a fitness purposes and not the leisure-hike we were enjoying!
J. Cow-ouac enjoyed the scenery immensely. One of his favorite was stopping along the way to mark the miles.
The vegetation and photo ops are plenty even on the multipurpose trail. Sharon Woods is one of the areas that first comes to mind for me when I think Columbus area Metro Parks. I'm not sure of the date of it's opening, but, I do know it's the one I think of first.
A word about our dual perspectives in life and as we take this journey…we spent some time taking pictures of the same things to see what perspective we have on the same scene. I'll relinquish the opportunity to Scott to write more about the images, but, the macro-lens pics are quintessentially Cyndi and the wide-angle lens represent Scott.
In the end, we see things from different perspectives both through our human eye and our camera lens. Still, we make a good pair. We discovered that in Paris.
The trip came off without many snags. Those snags that did have any amount of impact didn't unsettle us. Somewhere along the way in the last fifteen years of raising a child and day-to-day living, we just seemed to have put that pairing on hold. Based on the way we are writing, the images we are creating, and our quest to find Paris everywhere, it seems we are getting back our, je ne sais quoi, togetherness? ~C.
This walk marked the begining of fall for me. The weather was absolutely perfect. Nice blue sky day with big puffy white clouds. Today didn't feel like we have just started the project, which is a good thing for me because I think now it is more part of the routine of doing things. Visually I felt a little more focused (pun unintentional) and able to view things in a new light.
The hike was a good length with a little ups and downs and lots of scenery. I felt the pull in my legs and thats a good thing. Looking forward to hitting the next trail.
S
I can't get over how cute it is that the cow gets to come along and participate!
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