Zuni Pine Barrens Hike 3/10/2015

ZUNI PINE BARRENS HIKEMARCH 10, 2015

This Tuesday we had a hike at Zuni Pine Barrens next to the Blackwater River in Zuni. As always some met for breakfast before going out on such a strenuous adventure. This week we chose Dairy Queen on Hwy. 460 in Windsor, for our meal. We had 6 hikers show up at 8:00 A.M. and all enjoyed a meal and each others company. Then it was off to the parking lot at the Blackwater River on Hwy 603. We had 19 altogether for this hike and the weather could not have been any better than we had today. All were there by 9:15 and we had our safety talk and each said their name which were: Bill, Kenneth, Joe, Steve C. Stephanie, Steve R. Bob A. Ed W. Milton, Mark C. Ken V. Sandra, Jack, Dottie, Margaret and Bruce, Sue and her sister Constance and her friend Valerie.

As we stepped off on our hike the sky had a few clouds and we had been told by all the weathermen that we would have rain, but it wasn’t long before the clouds parted and we had sunshine. We hiked over the bridge which crosses the Blackwater River and then onto the DCR land known as Zuni Pine Barrens. We saw tracks of turkeys which had walked down the road along with deer and raccoons. We hiked down the dry sandy roads until we came to the river once again. It was very wide here in this area from all of the melting snow and rain we had in February. Hiking on we finally came out of the wooded area onto a road where we hiked for about one mile and then back onto the DCR land. It was supposed to be a 6.5 mile hike but we were having so much fun we made it a 7.5 mile hike. Milton B. who wasn’t going to Anna’s with us for lunch, decided to make his hike a little longer.

We all arrived at the restaurant at 1:00 P.M. and they had our table ready and waiting for us. I had called ahead to let them know how many we would have and what time we would be there. Everyone enjoyed the hike and the food at Anna’s. Then we said our goodbyes’ and headed home. Another good day with good friends on a hike with the Tuesday Group. Bruce

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