We just felt that we needed to get out of the house. It snowed about six or eight inches. This morning, we had gone to the gym and did our usual cardio mixed with weights workout. Today was squats and triceps. Not satisfied with that, we cleaned the house, then headed north to Uxbridge. We were going to go to Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, but upon picking up a park map, we decided to head to Lookout Rock instead. We have been here before, so I will include some photos of that day as well.
It was low-mid thirties out and the sun was shining. We layered our clothes and packed up some beer bread, apple slices, and pepperoni slices. Mmmmm. Eric also got to try out his new ear warmers he picked up at Dick's last week during a sale of all hunting apparel. Yes, it is camouflaged. He also bought some sort of balaclava/scarf-thing/hood that is also camouflaged. Anyway, here is the entrance to the path to Lookout Rock.
We only needed to walk a short distance before we came to Lookout Rock. It is covered in snow here, but I'll include pictures of the same area in the fall.
We stood on this rock, which is under all the snow, and ate some pepperoni while taking in the view.
Since the rock was so close to where we parked, we decided to head down a different path. It looked like someone else was here and they brought their dog. This was evidenced by the little yellow piddles by every other tree. Eventually, Tracy noticed some little black things. On closer inspection, they appeared to be fleas. And they were alive! Yuck. (Clicking on the picture should zoom it enough to see the little buggers.) Update: A Google search on "snow fleas" revealed this little wiki: snow fleas.
We continued on for maybe another fifteen minutes, but trying to step over,or jump over piles of writhing and jumping fleas got old fast.
We also saw a spider.
As promised, here are some of the older pics. We had gone in August of 2008 and the bugs were biting. Just to embarrass Tracy a bit, I will include some nice close-ups of some of her bug bites. I don't exactly remember how challenging the trail was back then, but it was somewhat hilly. Also, the scenery was pretty cool. That day, we actually parked at the entrance to Rice City. It just so happens that the trails connect. Here they are.
This tree looks like a person stuck into the ground head first.
For some reason, there was a bar embedded in between two trees. Tracy showed off her gymnastic skills. Eric could only climb up and sit on the bar.
If you look closely, you can see the frog.
It was a beautiful day, and this area is very green.
Some more pics.
And here are the photos that you can compare to our winter outing. These are the rocks under all of that snow. They view to the river is just as splendid.
Here is a murky pond.
And finally, the pictures of Tracy's bug bites that I promised.
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