Perpetual Ruminations

It Really Was A Walk In The Park

It was only in the teens today with a brisk cold wind, but after negative temps the last few days, it felt pretty nice. My wife has the day off, so after coffee we deiced to take the dogs out to a secluded area and let them run. But, as we drove over, I had a thought of driving over to Maplewood State Park and mentioned it to my wife. She was having the same thinks!

Anyway, poor grammar aside, we drove over to the park. We went to the main camping area, now empty of any campers, and were surprised to see they had plowed out one loop of the main campground as well as the sites along the loop. I guess once the HiLo is finished, we can try some winter camping.

But I digress; we stopped and let the dogs out and walked them around the loop. Then, before departing, I walked out on the frozen lake a short distance, called the dogs, and watched them run and frolic on the snow covered, frozen lake. After a few minutes of being out in the open wind I had to return to the vehicle, it's still below zero with the windchill, but it was enjoyable to get out in the fresh air and stretch my legs a bit.