I had vowed to stay home and get caught up on housework today, but when Connie called at eight a.m. and said it would be a perfect day to go to "the bog", my determination wavered and I gave in...........
We met up at Home Depot and transferred my stuff to her new van. We had a bit of trouble finding THE BOG, but we finally arrived.
We followed the trail in to the "sign in box". We both signed in.
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We took the short path behind the sign in box. At the end, there is an "earthcache", so I took a picture of my GPS to prove I was there. Several years ago, an eagle scout built a boardwalk around the bog, but that was destroyed by flooding a few years ago. In the area behind the sign in box, I noticed a very old, deteriorating stone wall:
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I particularly like this picture of the dead trees standing in the bog.
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We backtracked to the sign in box and started down the "long path". I am not sure how far we walked, but Connie got tired and after resting a bit, we turned back. The bog is truly a beautiful place and I took MANY pictures, here are a few more:
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We were the only ones on the trail today. After going to Home Depot to pick up my minivan,we went to ALFRESCO's for a slice of pizza. We took our pizza to Neahwa Park where we had a picnic lunch. While there, we watched as some workers opened up the portable stage.
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It turned out to be a great day!
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