Thursday, August 27, 2009

Water Sings in Umstead Park

What is more refreshing than a walk by a rushing creek on a hot summer's day?  Yesterday I hiked down to the Company Mill site in Umstead Park in Cary, NC.  It's usually about a 20 minute walk from the parking lot to the Mill site, but yesterday I was dilly dallying, taking pictures.  Here's a few of them, in an album you can watch in a 45 second slide show.


http://picasaweb.google.com/marya0909/UmsteadCoMill#


This hike is one of my favorites because of the rushing creek.  I usually have to allow about 1 1/2 hours plus travel time for this one, but it is well worth it.  There is some uphill and downhill walking and there are ruts and rocks, so it's not for really old folks.  It is almost all shady, except for the walk to and from the parking lot, so it's a great choice for a steamy day.


No matter how ambitious you are, there is enough at Umstead.  I have never hiked the entire Company Trail, which is only one of the many trails in the Park.   I frequently see runners there, although there were none yesterday.   You could easily throw your lunch and water in a backpack and spend the entire day hiking.


For more about Umstead Park:  http://www.stateparks.com/william_b_umstead.html


Moving water entrances me.  It is always changing, always making beautiful patterns of light and dark, freely expressing itself each moment with no attachment to any form.  How does it feel to be the water?


http://picasaweb.google.com/marya0909/UmsteadWater#


My very first ever blog post!  See you tomorrow.


Feel free to share your favorite parks and farms/farmers' markets - and any comments you have - below!
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 at 8:12 PM

    Lovely blog and best of luck. Thanks for the blogroll link and looking forward to sharing the exploration of nature and sustainable agriculture in our area.
    Best regards, John at www.raleighnature.com

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  2. AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    Moving water entrances me. It is always changing, always making beautiful patterns of light and dark, freely expressing itself each moment with no attachment to any form.

    Oooh, me, too--I love water.

    Welcome to blog land, and best of luck! Thanks for your comments on my blog.

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  3. Mary ASeptember 4, 2009 at 6:39 AM

    Thank you, John and Amy, for visiting my blog and commenting.

    John, I am in the process of tweaking my blogroll, which automatically orders blogs by most recent post first.

    I want to add some non-blog links as well, like the area Farmers' Markets schedule page from the Indy, and links to local organic and grassfed farms.

    Amy, I love the content of your blog - even though it is not "on-topic" with this particular blog. Occasionally, I will be adding some more or less spiritual aspects of the physical journeys I describe here. The latest bit is my fun with my shadow in my September 2nd post.

    Thank you, both, again.

    Mary

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