Saturday 3-29-25 Ice Cream, Hiking, Camping & More

 

Hiking with friends

 

We had a great day. The day started out overcast and very humid. By the afternoon the clouds went away and the sun was shining bright. The low was 60 degrees and the high was 73 degrees.

I crawled out of bed around 7:00 and got dressed. Then I made blueberry pancakes for breakfast. I used the Great Value Complete Mix, you just have to add water. That way I don't have to worry about buying eggs and milk. It's not often I make blueberry pancakes because it's not always available. 

After breakfast we got ready to go on a hike. The trailhead wasn't too far away, it was located at the entrance of our loop. We started the hike on Coon Creek Trail until it Yd off (1 mile). Then we got on horse trail #5 (Bulldozer). The trail weaved through the trees and wasn't marked really well. We followed the Outlaw 100 signs on the trees and the yellow circle markers. We crossed through a creek a few times, no water so didn't have to worry about getting wet. We had hiked 2.5 miles and Larry looked at his GPS to see where we were. We had hiked part of this trail in 2022 and Larry thought we were close where it would intersect another trail and head back. We rested and then continued on to where horse trail #4 and #5 intersected. Then we got on #4 and headed back to Coon Creek trail. Once on Coon Creek trail we were about a mile from the campground. We saw just one other couple on Coon Creek trail. They told us there was a huge black snake on the trail but we didn't see it. By the end of the hike we had hiked 5.33 miles for three hours. The trail didn't have a lot of elevation but it was challenging because of all the rocks. At places the rocks were covered with leaves and you couldn't see them. We had a great hike.

 

Hiking through the trees

The sign for the trail (bulldozer)

 

We spent the rest of the day relaxing. Larry did research on where to go next. He has no problem finding campgrounds but most of them don't have hiking trails. We love to hike. We prefer to hike from the campground but if the trailhead is close by we will hike to the trailhead. Once in awhile we'll ride the motorcycle to get to a trailhead.

I played my Daily Challenges of Solitaire and Mahjong. The event was Event: Tri Peaks Mini of 5 games. It took me 14 minutes and 45 seconds, which put me in 40th place in my group of 50. Not too good today!!!!. Then I played Angry Birds.

 

Angry Birds Characters

 

While we were relaxing Larry heard music. He said it sounded like an ice cream truck. When it got closer he was right. A lady was driving around the park selling ice cream. When she got back to where we were I was waiting for her. I bought a couple of ice creams (a Blue Bunny Big Dipper and a Big Humor Giant King Cone). Together they cost $9.00, a little pricey but it was the novelty of the experience. It's not too often you see an ice cream truck. We were surprised that Good Humor is still in business.

 

Thurman Ray Ice Cream

 

Walking back to the Minnie

 

Enjoying my Blue Bunny Big Dipper

 

In the evening I walked around about 30 minutes to get my steps. I ended up doing 18,000 steps, which put me in 7th place in my group. Larry and I started new books.