Monday is a good day to go for a hike. The trails are not crowded and you can have them all for yourself. I know Monday is also the day when most of the people are working and have no time to go hiking. That is the biggest reason why I am usually not going out on Mondays too ;( But sometimes I just have to go somewhere and not to be surrounded by too many people... just cannot resist and those are the best Mondays ever! ;)
This Monday I had chosen Staunton Park for my short and quick hike.
Actually I never heard about this park and discovered it only the day
before. I thought the Davis Ponds trail would be the best for a couple
hours hike and I was right.
Cannot say much about the trail - surroundings are nice, but
nothing outstanding. Except the foliage! Yes, it is October and aspens
are changing colors and everything looks just amazing. Bright and
vibrant yellow leaves with a dash of orange are just what we need to
have our spirits up ;)
Later I discovered that there are some more trails in the park and
they can be even more interesting. So I save them for the next time when
I am in the area. Davis Ponds is a super easy one (and quite popular
even on Mondays, by the way).
There are some mountain peaks and ridges visible from the trail but
if you want to see them better, you need to choose a different one, not
around the ponds. Later we drove up to the Lazy V parking lot to find
out the mountains are closer there and some trails are going up and
around. Definitely need to plan to hike some of them one day.
Seems like a fine place. We’ve heard good things about it from other people, too.
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