4 miles on the Ice Age Trail
Great run on a historic trail that marks the terminal moraine (the edge of the glacier where it dumped all the rocks that it carried) before the glaciers withdrew in the last Ice Age. About 1,200 miles in length (of which I ran only one mile đŸ™‚ to and fro – twice), it is incredibly beautiful. And quiet. And narrow. You have to step aside for another person to pass.
My friend Bob ran this portion earlier in the day and had reported a lot of turkeys and even more deer. I was keeping my ears open for animals, since I had to keep the eyes on the trail. Else, I would have surely stumbled on all those rocks and roots on it.
Suddenly I could hear a turkey near me (and they are not particularly pleasant noise). I was so focused on trying to fix in my mind how far the turkey was from me, that I was not watching out for anything else. The trail took a turn and right when I went around the bend, I came face to face with the scariest of all animals – another human being! Apparently, she was trying to locate the turkey too. We landed up scaring the heck out of each other.
Anyways, we had a good laugh and then went our own ways to take in some more of the beauty and the solitude of the trail…
Where is this? it looks so peaceful…
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
I have been to a lot of places in Wisconsin since I used to live in northern Minnesota… Wisconsin is a beautiful state…
Rajib Roy Yep – the snow is terrible up there – that’s why I stay in Texas… have a great day RR.
Turkeys are great trainers. They put up a good chase when their chicks are around . . . but not to worry, you’re in good shape.