Ready to ignore Christmas as it was bearing down upon us, eight hikers decided to take advantage of an unusually sunny day and stretch our legs. Seven miles of stretch. Priscilla, Maureen, Barbara G., Tiana, Jo, Karen, John, and Elly decided the sunniest non-blacktop hike would probably be Rice's Crossing. Some local residents met us at a road intersection, one expressing surprise at our intended destination. He thinks old ladies and one old man can't hike? After Maureen collected her usual dog names (Bodie and Kiara), we hiked down to the Yuba, noting the unusual prints in the mud. Did a horse carefully complete his horse shoe arc by turning the other way? We still don't know what we were looking at...a peg leg horse? Any horse or cattle experts out there? Not content with the hike's length, we continued up the dirt road from Rice's Crossing to explore and find a sunny spot to eat lunch. We ended up on some rocks and logs above the river between it and the road, soaking up the sun and quiet of the woodland.
Priscilla and the rest of us presented Karen with a stunning China Doll plant replete with Christmas ornaments for the loss of her mother. Actually Karen seemed good and looked great.
Hopefully more of you will be in town next week for another hike. We decided that the snow shoe group should go another day - maybe next week to Plantation. Besides John and Elly, Frank and Ellen, Jo, Tianna and Tammy; dies anyone else want to be included?
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