Tomorrow I'm leading a hike at Sheep Ranch Pathway near Baldwin. I haven't been there for a while, so I like to make sure things haven't changed before I go leading a group into the woods.
![sun through hemlocks on a trail](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7M5B0ARvnacg8bY59Wq-E2HKOo0Py4_li5uMQpIYpp9Q5szIZrIiSBBaWj9yQ8L3ITjqAZO1GnpeiJY1KIAM8kxh4IfM7noloztKFic5dLYr5FpzXdomVekCEMNsW6RQbc41JL9l1U4/s1600/SheepRanchPathway01.jpg)
Whoa! These trails are not in good shape, and I couldn't even figure out one of the junctions from either direction, and another whole piece is a complete mess under big trees that probably came down in the winds last fall.
Sue hiked with me, and my two favorite little doggies, Sophie and Anabelle.
![hiker](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfVIEixXZ2c0xTRLDugGYjSkezekX9wCbKxStMXSZWcaOewYdrXDVOKBf2hDBQfEzd38UQJSqTXA13PWYx4F0FOh1wGMwR-iYu3H-RvPsko6fnE4-MBWUVKGkgyXa4S59-3aIuFaz4Jg/s1600/Sue01.jpg)
![dog on a log](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-gKIQ_R2YJBmSiM4kfSQZe-dnl8Lrr7IA0Tn10cxGpSA6ZExBBGw2IWvjsLZoFpNry-I1pn7K6pjhNjoCYaYMUnk7rG2jc0VjiMOS3AxxtpQHcQDpOQAH_Wwt34irYXxOAoERBshp7A/s1600/Sophie01.jpg)
![dog on a log](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopxj2IphyphenhyphenyhzG7R7pull0YpMkuE_MPsJzseIpVEkghvZI0p6ORR-x0ZR6mon13PktDkXR994EwrNZXVjMw8iFimsf0P1kRosePfUXmS2yR-e3mPwjJ0cYGLKlsbHz1PXehmMvUFZiY5E/s1600/Anabelle01.jpg)
We had a treat! After such a late spring, now summer things seem to be ripening with astonishing speed. We found wild blueberries that were ripe.
![wild blueberries](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Conv-QhokPSPZRsmSBBa3MI9PN7jXn6D3m51qaYqjrdiR7rKthQkOqQ1KKwsz1ONHB6Mabj99QV-7O6Uh2yOtmf77gIWBoRz8Hg28GYAuoZ-5hcfexLT1T78VP887PSdz_UwDAV3v1k/s1600/Blueberries02.jpg)
And the water lilies on Little Leverentz Lake were perky.
![water lilies](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KRA4eHtki6ISBA3swN9x_B5aDGORrxTsoVxBP_qilCyPP8xr35WVIoGL1inQGMRj84KFO3cGts8dHKoXHj7m4j272ZmcGQIijYhb9OZicNpn_ln6LetydVKk31DJLeuA-1aEqJINkNY/s1600/WaterLilies01.jpg)
So, I do have a route we can follow tomorrow, but it's not what I planned on paper. Good thing I checked it out ahead of time.
And I got to see Sue, and get a doggie fix!
In other news: I wrote in the morning, and then I was going to go hiking, but realized if I waited till she got off work, Sue could probably go too. She said yes, so I spent the afternoon working on the trailer. I'll share that another day.
Sheep Ranch Pathway near Baldwin, Michigan, about 5 miles
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1 comment:
Would have been some surpirse for the group if you hadn't hike this trail ahead of time. I like the picture of the water lilys
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