Today was the monthly hike of the Spirit of the Woods Chapter of the North Country Trail Association.
You've heard me mention that the last few months we've had a low turnout... not today! We posed a group picture. I'll save you from counting. There are 26 of us.
![group picture of hikers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MX2oiZXTV3NcztKdXLTb2iDECbu66jARW-WX4m4qQk76gKClMw2FAlmlEDkKzfo-ikwoufGaKUHLg52XUnp2kOlFRSvpMgNPeCoJh3AbxltZ6dA2gj3IazGgU3tp9PcN7hPo84NSsNpr/s1600/SPWhikeMar12a.jpg)
The weather was weird. Outstanding, but weird. It was a perfect day... for July. In March? Well, I'm not going to complain (I just hope it's not 20 degrees warmer when we do get to July.) We hiked a short loop trail just outside of Manistee at a park called Magoon Creek. The creek flows along the south edge of the park. Here's where it runs through the sand and into Lake Michigan.
![hikers on beach](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNXHK-LM4DADRPoy53tQOSXbjRvxSc_IzBMQPEJzREu4OBGc-m_c1vcDv9GgixgDUVzcqt72EhxrIf0NPf5PiYP_twWoDBwPXILSc-hwSeUdYIH96503mc9NHCSz_aTe4Ijo9WpAdAikLt/s1600/SPWhikeMar12b.jpg)
There are few things as beautiful in the north as white birch against a blue sky.
![white birch](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Y7ErMwrmPUtltL0P8Jq0iCQTCeXzkvdnK283SUwDkTzjIpdC0gcYpWgegFzePMBJn5lDOo-vz7prhFWk32tyrpLQk9m47PD6Fyd2RrJNDC3EVYkTXhpEmTLiJKyOnqKSpNlGt6wTIQj9/s1600/SPWhikeMar12c.jpg)
Everyone did the loop once, then a few of us hiked some side trails and ended up at the picnic area where we ate lunch.
![picnic](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QDS4fLktuIJpj7RDi5ommMGy3iQ47_cvEq0FGyu_Vhh6fy1vbWdYWfe6pahyphenhyphenE_wkfh8mwOSFGyr7u8c7TJbIZZ-c-a1Q7aBTM2Oz7XhIR1wytR9Gg9eC4Gpdh94uWQeEG7SWbhfjboyR/s1600/SPWhikeMar12d.jpg)
Ellen is home from India, and we drove there together. It was nice to visit.
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3 comments:
That's some turnout. We are having unbelievable weather here also. Makes me wonder what it will be like come July
I like that you have a good age mixture.
beautiful and peaceful, especially love the contrast of white birch against blue sky
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