The Kind Of Nature I'm Looking For

I know most people like the big pavement walking trails that I featured a couple of posts ago, but now I'll show you my kind of trails. This is my kind of nature. I like going to the places nobody else goes. I like going deep into the forest.

It's so quiet when you get into places like this. The only things here are you and nature. And I like the feeling that I could get lost in a large forest. It adds to the fun of eventually finding my way through. Such a wonderful feeling.

This above is the first trail I saw into the forest at Bacon Creek Park. Somebody made this trail, but nobody else was in a hurry to explore it. I knew I would be the only one in there. Everybody else would be out by the lake or on one of the pavement trails where it felt a lot safer.

Where this narrow dirt trail went showed that it wasn't very far to reach open territory again, but that was in only one direction. The first picture in my post shows this wild area stretches very far. And I saw a trail going down there too. I'll explore that one more in future visits.

There's something about standing in the middle of a quiet forest that gives me a thrill. When I know I've reached the deepest part of a forest I stop and look straight up and take deep breaths. It gives me the feeling of pure positive contentment and happiness.

This last trail is one that has been barely traveled. The plant life is growing across it again. I always make sure I take trails like this. Sometimes they lead to the best stuff. I can't tell you how many times I've found hidden rivers at the end of these little trails. I don't know why these trails are abandoned.

In the forest is where I find the best wildlife. The animals don't really come out until you visit a lot. That's when they get used to your presence and can learn if you are a threat or not. When you are a dangerous visitor to their home they have to be cautious.

So the forest seemed very still on my first visit. The animals didn't know me yet. Yet. Soon enough they will find out that I am no threat and they will make their presence known to me. It's always a great feeling to know when you are welcome. I'll talk to you later.

My Wild Bison Sighting

I had a feeling I was going to see something good, so I planned a drive through Broken Kettle Grasslands. This is the place where the wild bison live. Most of the time you never see them, but I was feeling lucky today.

The pictures I have today aren't the best. I only had my phone with me. It doesn't have the powerful zoom that my big camera does. It still did okay though. You can at least see the bison. I'll take my big one with me next time.

This was actually the closest bison I've seen at this place. They're usually much farther away. What you see in the pictures here is how I saw it. The zoom on the phone did just enough to match the eye. I was actually close enough that this creature could hear me talk. It knew I was there.

You may be thinking that you've seen bison before already. But this is a different kind of sighting. This isn't an ordinary, everyday farm bison, which I've shown you before. This is a wild bison. Not many people can say they've seen one of these.

I saw many more good things this day. Some I'll share with you soon, and some that I just won't have time. So some things will unfortunately only ever be seen by me. I wish I had time to share everything. So many good everyday adventures make it all so fun though.

Anybody could do this. That's what I keep saying. But not anybody does it. I do. I wish everybody with the resources would try. These everyday adventures give me so much peace of mind. I always come away refreshed and ready for the world again. And ready for nature again. I'll talk to you later.