State Hospital trails................

So on my bluebell woods blog I wrote about the first part of our day. We stopped at the new visitors center to explore what was going on. We eventually got off on our walk. Laura had come by because it was such a nice day, so off we went.

There are miles of trails above the State hospital. The fields look down over the town. Some of the trails are steep and slippery.

Some were blocked by windfalls.Note my footwear, I was not expecting to have to climb haha,


Tristen got through OK.

He enjoyed climbing on the rocks and trees. We enjoyed the walk other than the slippery steep paths, that was fun but for me rather iffy, hard for me to see what I was doing and my glasses kept steaming up.


We found a bear in the woods (no not really)



I personally needed some exercize after the birthday party at the weekend. Still have not recovered from that.
Some of the things that we saw in the woods...........one beautiful toadstall/mushroom

Plenty of flowers left and the bees are still bizzy.

One day I will try to figure out the names of all the different bees I find. Tristen found a poor old grasshopper who got squished on the path


Its was a fun day with a few laughs

We saw a friend out jogging with his dog but I bet he didn't go on the trails we did haha...............Tristen enjoying the stream

The sky was beautiful and the fields were going fully into Autumn.

Queen Annes lace is gone till Spring

we will continue to go on hikes as long as we can, till the snow falls. I would love to go all winter but I don't have and can't afford snow shoes or skiis so.........hoping for a very long Autumn season. Taking a break......

Just one more picture, this is at the visitors center and were the only deer we saw that day

Lots of great art work with more to come.......its going to be great there. Can't wait to go back. Think I will use some proper shoes next time. I am always telling Laura to do that haha.