Thursday, April 29, 2021

Trail Ride

 My baby brother dropped off his Ranger for us to take a trail ride.  We headed for the Smoky Hills. 

Not much happening there...we saw a Ruffed Grouse. 


It isn't green in the woods yet.  It was a beautiful day for a ride the afternoon temperatures were in the 70's.  No early Spring flowers blooming yet.


We did not go up this trail.  There are many State Forest Roads to follow. 

Can you see the Swan?


Headed for home. 
It was a great afternoon out and about! 
Far Side 





29 comments:

linda m said...

Looks like a fun ride.

Val Ewing said...

Wow it sure is nice that you have all of those trails around you. It looks like you aren't far from state lands? Either way those trails would be nice to explore I imagine. We are greening up here quite a bit and I even found a black morel yesterday.

Pauline Persing said...

I did spot the swan. Do you know which species? I have a lot of trouble telling the species apart. Glad to hear you had a warm day.

Laurel Wood said...

What great weather for your trail adventures.

Wildflower Adventures said...

A nice ride. I saw the grouse & the swan. Wonderful pictures of the outdoors. Karen

Far Side of Fifty said...

Most likely a Trumpeter Swan as those are the most common in our area:)

Miss Merry said...

What a beautiful Spring Afternoon!

Martha said...

Sounds like a nice day out! :)

gigi-hawaii said...

Nice scenery!

Sara said...

What peaceful trails to ride. It really was a beautiful afternoon. I decided to golf with my husband yesterday afternoon. I had already taken the morning off work to go get my annual physical, so no one was going to miss me the rest of the day either.

Betsy said...

I did see the swan! It looks like a really great ride. We had unexpected rain here yesterday so there wasn't much outside work done, but the deer did eat my newly planted flowers in the backyard. I may have to go back to marigolds as I've heard they don't like those.
Blessings
Betsy

Maebeme said...

A wonderful way to get out and enjoy the nicer weather. Have a good day!

Galla Creek said...

Everything there is still brown and tan.

Bonnie said...

That was a nice outing for you both. It was wonderful to see the swan!

Red said...

FREEDOM! It's nice to get out after we've had to stay in for so long.

Susan Zarzycki said...

That must have been fun!💖

The Feminine Energy said...

I can smell the fresh air right through these pictures, Connie. I don't believe there's much better than this. ~Andrea xoxo

Rita said...

You have a great baby brother! :)

Terry and Linda said...

Doing something beside (being inside) is always so NICE

Linda Reeder said...

70 degrees! Wonderful for you and your fellow Minnesotans. A fun way to spend the day too.

www.self-sufficientsam.blogspot.com said...

How fun! You have lots of great trails.

DJan said...

Beautiful day to be out and about! I think I saw the swan.

Jo-Anne's Ramblings said...

Sounds like fun

Granny Marigold said...

I couldn't see the swan until I enlarged the picture. That sounds like a great way to spend a lovely Spring day.

aurora said...

I think baby brother is trying to get you hooked. If you get your own ranger, you can all go exploring together. Looks like you've got great trails nearby either way. Glad you two had fun!!

diane in northern wis said...

What a fun ride. You've got an awfully nice brother there. It will be so pretty when things start to green up. But your ride was still pretty. Love the swan.

Karen said...

We love getting out in the bush.

Jacqi Stevens said...

That first trail would have been too tempting for me. I just love peeking around the bend to see where a road leads.

L. D. said...

What a great adventure. You need some green on those trees. I drive my tundra truck and I think I am pretty hot stuff, to Ace Hardware.