Ice Age Trail, West of Manitowoc, WI, Sunday 3/6/2011

St. Bernard along the way

Chilly horse

Overcast day, it was sunny back in the valley

from Feb 2011 hike - flock of wild turkeys

Details & Weather: This entry is to cover the walk in February and today. I've hit some sort of wall, not making any real progress. Back in Feb I went for 3.5 miles then didn't feel well so stopped. Today I didn't make it much further at 5.5 miles. I thought it was going to be more sunny, but it ended up being around 25 and very windy so that was not good at all. The wind got to me early on. There were also a lot of cars on Alverno and Middle Road which are a pain. The trail should go along Dutch Road instead to avoid the traffic on Middle Road, it's exactly the same distance, something for me to work on if I'm ever king of the IAT. Today started at 10:22 a.m. and ended around 12:22. When I got back to the car to self-shuttle my legs were fine but head was hurting so I punted and stopped hiking for the day. Drove by the nearby Pinecrest Historical Village but it was closed for the winter.

Wildlife: Turkeys (in Feb), Crows, Doves, Pigeons, Tweety Birds, a Seagull, a squirrel crossing the road, horses, cows, a nice St. Bernard, old Black Lab, a bouncy Black Poodle.