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Hiking the area

I went hiking in the University area today, just to see what's out there as far as trails are concerned. Well, that and I was PMS'ing (ie having my man-period, which seems to happen to members of my species when they've been dating their hands for a little too long).

Hiking is always so much better in the winter; the snow can make it a bit technical, but there are no ticks and chiggers to try suck out and impurify your precious bodily fluids.

Wow. Suddenly I feel like I'm in a movie with Harvey Keitel. It's doubtful that I'll be taking that same picture every day for years, though.

I hiked up to the water tower again, this time hiking down to Manley through the woods. Not much in the way of trails, but there are some nice places for drum circles, which would be quite audible to much of South Campus. They even have nice views of the Manley fields, so doing a little bongo-thumping during the games could lead to all kinds of hilarity. Mental note to self: Buy a bongo.

It's a shame, this could be a pretty city, surrounded by hills, with a lake downtown. Instead it looks like a dying leper colony run by Klingons. I suppose that's just today, though...it was rather cold, moist, and the view was non-existant.

I made it up and around Skytop. Don't bother with the back side of that hill. You will be treated to a great view -- Interstate 481 running by, as well as the Syracuse University dump (including barrels of "industrial solvent," which I doubt can be legal to dump there). Still it was fun to plan escape routes, ala Walter Mitty.

It never hurts to know your local trails, though...

Posted by reid at November 16, 2003 10:56 PM | TrackBack