Thursday, January 29th, 2015
Yesterday I decided to go on a little snow hike to explore something new and enjoy the sunshine (it was sunny and 30 degrees HA!). After some research I came across the UW Arboretum so I headed in that direction without really knowing what I was getting myself into. As I arrived, the roads looked like they were out of a movie all covered in snow, at this point I was happy with where my desire for adventure had led me. I parked at the very first parking lot I came across and ventured out to what seemed like a pretty snow trail into the woods. At this point, it hit me, I just couldn’t believe where I was hiking. A few months ago my hiking consisted of hoping to get a parking spot in a busy L.A street and wishing I wouldn’t run into anyone listening to their music without their headphones at Runyon Canyon (which I do miss the view a little)…. Fast forward a few months and here I am in a winter wonderland surrounded by nothing but trees and snow falling from them. It was truly beautiful. For a second I felt like I was part of one of my childhood Disney movies as I stepped into the woods hoping not to run into a wolf or a witch offering me an apple. As I was enjoying my hike, snapping pictures whenever inspired, my heart suddenly stopped. I couldn’t believe my eyes, their they were…. WILD TURKEYS! The scariest creatures I’ve seen since moving to the Midwest. I did the obvious thing any city girl would do, snapped their photo and then slowly ran away. HA! Cannot wait to go back, specially during the Fall. Don’t you just love exploring new cities?
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