Whoah, go away for a few weeks and the website changed! Took me a minute to figure out how to add a trip report. Edelman and I took a short, 5-mile hike in the Teneriffe/Si area today. We started at the Mt. Teneriffe parking lot, which had plenty o' space at 8:40 a.m., and hiked to the Talus Loop turn-off. Did the loop, which brought us back to the Teneriffe trail via the Roaring Creek trail.
It was a gorgeous, warm spring day--the first day this year that I haven't felt cold at all. Just returned from Ireland, where we caught Covid (!), so this was our first time back stateside and mostly recovered, out in the woods. Felt great! (Hiking in Ireland was awesome, but I won't break unspoken rules and post pics here. I will say that the Aran Islands, Howth, and the Killarney National Park were amazing). The Talus Loop and Roaring Creek trails are in excellent condition, all the work WTA has done on the Talus section, especially, is remarkable. Thank you WTA volunteers! No pics today, as the one I took of baby fiddlehead ferns didn't turn out well. Great hike for folks who need a mellow dip into nature. Talus, for the record, is more hilly than Roaring Creek. We hiked 5 miles RT today.
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I’d love to see a trip report from Ireland! Guess I’ll have to look for the ITA. Welcome home ☺️.
Posted by:
hikingwithlittledogs on May 03, 2023 07:06 PM
Thank you :-)! Yes, one year I put in WTA's yearly survey about their website, that maybe they should include an "out of state adventures" tab--though I suppose that might make the internet explode. Ireland, if you ever go there, is really lovely. Lots of high, wind-blasted cliff walks, wild Irish Sea and Atlantic beach routes, long countryside rambles with farms and stone fences and a zillion sheep, and very friendly people!
Posted by:
bentley-edelman on May 04, 2023 07:18 AM
Glad to hear you're on your way to full recovery. You sure travel far and wide!
Posted by:
Ups n Downs on May 04, 2023 07:08 AM
Thank you :-)! Yes, we managed to avoid The C for over three years, then threw caution to the wind on vacation and got sick in a week! Meanwhile, our visit coincided with Joe Biden's visit, who the Irish honored as a sort of brother and featured on the news day and night, analyzing the depth and breadth of his Irish roots! Made for a nice contrast to home.
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bentley-edelman on May 04, 2023 07:32 AM