Hiker Hits Jackpot – B2B  − 29 May, 2008

It must have been destined.  Last night, I was torn between going to Pioneer Woods and going to a park that would offer more of a workout.  I need the exercise. Yet some unnamable force drew me very powerfully to Pioneer Woods.  I parked on a side street, and when I let my dog Lily out of the car, a neighborhood resident called out “Nice dog!” so I let Lily say hi to him.  The man said I’d made his day.  

Then he told me about a trail I’d never taken.  It’s part of the Washtenaw County “Border to Border” trail (hence B2B).  I had been wondering how to keep gas costs down over the two weeks that I have off for medical leave, because I plan to do a lot of hiking.  This B2B trail is the answer!

I took a 2-hour hike today, and figure I must have followed no more than one quarter of the trails, and probably fewer.  I got an excellent workout.  This part of the B2B trail is all through forest and meadow.  It climbs up and down.  It even goes underneath a 4-lane freeway.  There’s some cool graffiti on the underpass walls.  

Thanks to that man, I will save a lot of gas, get some good workouts, and forever after have a close-to-home park which offers endless hours of hiking.  Amazing!  What was that powerful force nudging, nay, kicking me to go to Pioneer Woods last night?

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