A New Trail

One of Anna's General Conference prizes

was a coupon to go on a hike with me.

I've set a goal to hike every trail in town by the end of this year,

and this afternoon we decided to explore a new trail in the Mary Shepherd Conservation Land.

Mary Shepherd was captured by Native Americans in 1676 during King Philip's War.

She later escaped on a horse during the night,

and made it safely back home to her family.

Although its namesake had a harrowing history,

the Mary Shepherd trail is very peaceful.

Anna and I explored a few branches of the trail . . .

. . . snapped some pictures of an interesting tree . . .

. . . and followed a little stream around a bend

to see where it meandered off to.

Sometimes in this hectic world,

it's nice to just pick a new trail you've never tried before,

and stroll along it with someone you love.

Thanks for exploring with me, Anna!