Saturday, July 2, 2011

Trail hazards







We encountered stinging nettles all along the way. I didn't know what they were, so I reached out stupidly and touched one in Newcastle on the first day. It stung until that night. After that, Nate and Robin brushed some accidentally with their hands, and some stung me through my pants near my ankles. We kept our eyes out for them, but sometimes they were hard to avoid. We also encountered thistle, blackberries, black raspberry bushes branching out across the path. There were uneven trails where my ankle tried to twist several times, steep uneven rocky trail and muddy muck that could fill your shoe. Then there was poo of all shapes and sizes. I consider poo a trail hazard.

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