Hiking Rich Mtn Trail

This trail is a consistent choice if I am seeking a physical challenge, nature's beauty and solitude. And the physical challenge is optional if you want to "slow walk" it.

It's still an incline of 2mls to begin with but I can stop and look at things, listen for noises and notice even the small things.  Which in order to do so cause me to slow down.
Yesterday I was seeking some "cardio" so I was keeping up a good pace throughout the initial 2mls. There were some really high winds blowing as the remnants of tropical storm Cindy continued to slide through this region and that provided me the opportunity to watch the trees in the passes and along the ridges swinging in the gusting winds. It reminded me of people enjoying an old gospel song standing together with their arms in the air swaying from side to side keeping the rhythm with their bodies.
No bears seen today (6-23) however there was sign of young ones.