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Today’s quest: 6-mile hike, straight up and straight down, at Sky Meadows State Park. Appalachian Trail at the top. Temperature: ~40 F.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Someone decorated a forest tree with tinsel and one ornament. Not terribly wildlife friendly, but there you go.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Views looking toward the east.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memorial to keepers of the area’s conservation who have passed on to the Big Meadow in the Sky.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Snaking stone wall separating where livestock still graze and the hiking trails.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Artistic handrails built into the memorial garden area and a natural stone staircase.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Autumn leaves mixed with green leaves.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entwined vine around a downed tree.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fallen bird nest. Too late for babies, thankfully, although we think there is a family of bluebirds nesting in one of Hubby’s boxes nailed to the neighbor’s tree.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memorial rock for the people who helped preserve the area surrounding Sky Meadows.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A tea break. Hubby loves his new Thermos. Real men hike in shorts, even when it’s 40 degrees.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fig bar snack. Alpaca gloves compliments of a Peruvian guy who used to weed our yard.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A newly splintered tree.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nature’s art.\u00a0<\/td>\n\"\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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