Hiking Expedition in the Rain

Bill and I have made a commitment to improve our health. We have decided that we are going to exercise as much as possible together now that we have all of this time on our hands. We are both only working one job each now and neither of us are taking summer classes! Yesterday we decided to venture out on a hiking expedition. We have both wanted to explore the Sheyenne Forest which is nestled in the delightfully beautiful Sheyenne River Valley. We decided that Memorial Day would be a great day to do this.

There are two trails to choose from and we decided to pick the Oak Ridge Trail.

The hike was great, pretty, quiet, peaceful, and a great workout for us both. I had to stop at one point when we made it up one of the hills so I realized not only was I in poor shape, it really was a great trail to walk. We made it to the top and were checking out the amazing view to the Northeast.

We then turned to look south and I believe Bill said a naughty word. All we could see was a huge thunderstorm heading right towards us. We decided to seek shelter under a tree. As you can see from the picture, it did not help us from getting wet.

It did however, help the pelting hard drops from stinging our skin.
We made it back to the pick up and realized that a ride home (about 75 miles) was going to be very uncomfortable in our wet clothes. Fortunately Bill had a clean shirt and pants in the pick up while I had a clean shirt and a towel. Thank goodness there is little traffic on the road because we stripped down and changed in the middle of road. While changing we realized that not only were we wet, we were covered in wood ticks. Gross! We picked off the ticks the best we could and headed on our way.
What an adventure we had!
We are going to head back down there soon because we were not on the correct trail to find the waterfall. Yes that is correct, there is a waterfall about 25 miles from my parents house and I have never been there! Crazy! I can not wait to venture out on the next trail now that we have mastered the Oak Ridge Trail.

We will blog more on our exercise adventures as they happen!