Squish! Smack!

Haven't been out for too many hikes this year - the weather hasn't helped. But decided to go to Pole Mountain for the first time of the year. It was a pretty warm day, after some cool, wet weather. So off I went.

The scenery was about the same. But the bugs were not. They are THICK. Even though I had mosquito repellent, it wasn't helping much. They were killers.

The ground was VERY wet in places too. For July, it was a real mud hole. My shoes were covered with mud after taking a particularly messy trail.

Long story short - between the mud and bugs, I'm gonna give the trails a time out! Later in the season they'll be a lot better.