I know what Bob Seeger was singing about. The wind today had no trees or buildings to keep it from giving me a wind burn. But I loved today’s hike nonetheless.
Continued on the Keystone Trail today–from Q Street to Cornhusker and back. I hiked 7.4 miles in 2 hours and 35 minutes. The first half was easy because I had the wind at my back. I laughed as I watched the cyclists pedaling as if they were riding up a giant hill.
I’m starting to see some corn coming up for the first time this Spring.
Baby corn plants
I saw a Sandpiper on the trail today. They’re rare in Nebraska. Today’s major litter was GU and PowerAde Gel packages. The section is wide open without many places to enter the trail, so most of the users here are athletes who are going some distance. Hence, the athletic fuel. I’m surprised that they throw their packages on the ground. I’ve found that athletes rarely litter. The major offenders are fishermen who leave by far the most junk and the grossest garbage. Smokers are the next biggest offenders. I always pick up dozens of cigarette pack. Dog owners are the third-most offenders. They tend to leave their doggie’s turds in sandwich bags. Thanks for that. I’m careful how I pick them up–very careful.
Today I picked up 2 pounds and 9 ounces of trash. Fifteen ounces of that was recyclable.
I also picked up a playing card–the Queen of Clubs. Does that mean anything?
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