Such a nice day for a hike! Stimpson reserve

Thought I'd test my leg on a short local hike, just to see how it's doing. I picked the Stimpson family nature reserve trail, because of it's length and it is a fairly up and down hike. Armed with my trekking poles and my neoprene calf sleeve. I took off - as the sign says it is a 2.8 mile loop.

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I know the "Trailblazers" Click here to see Djan's blog on their latest hike, are enjoying their high ridge views now on their hikes, but the forest views were like heaven to my eyes. I've sure missed walking through the forest on a hike.

In the picture below is a view of one of the "ups". The corner is at the upper left of the picture. As you can see it's not a particularly steep hill, but enough of an incline to test my calf

Yay for me, I made it around the loop in 1 1/2 hours and my calf still feels O.K..

Sure felt good to be hiking again!