As the government shutdown continues, it brings to mind the
times that I have seen hiking plans curtailed.
For instance, I had planned twice to do the Benton MacKaye
trail. Both times other circumstances came up. This fall I was looking at doing
a thru hike of the Foothills Trail. But again, I found rides not working out,
my new job that begged me to be there on opening day. I was to do the John MuirTrail a few summers ago, until the snows hit hard and my husband hurt his back.
Plans all changed.
So what do you do when, like with the shutdown, you find your
plans changing?
Thankfully there are plenty of places to enjoy a good walk in
the woods! For instance, I just saw on a web site how the Virginia State Parks
are pushing for visitation by saying – hey, we’re here! Come visit. There are
many trails not on national park lands where one can enjoy a taste of fall. You
may need to do some research online for alternate locations, but they are out
there.
Sometimes other things happen. Sickness prevails. A family emergency
crops up. An injury happens. Whatever. By no means do you give up on your idea
of going on a trail. I look at it this way – well, this is just to my time to
do this trail. It’s for another season. Maybe when the weather is better, or
there will be person(s) out there I’m supposed to meet. I know it can be hard trying
to rationalize it all. The most important thing is to not get down about it. Or
angry, like with the government shutdown. But make alternate plans. I am right
now looking at the Tuscarora Trail instead of the Foothills, which I am saving
for the spring.
I bought the maps and am reading up about it.
So don’t let detours get to you. Make a way around the
detour and find yourself on a trail enjoying the best that nature has to offer.
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