Cedar Ridge Preserve / Melon Patch Rally and a trip to a farm.

The last couple of weeks Michele and I have been able to get out to a place we just found and get some good hikes early in the morning, Cedar Ridge Preserve just south of Dallas is a nice hiking and birdwatching spot with 9 miles of trails. To break in our new boots and get ready for our Grand Canyon trip we have been doing 4 or 5 mile loops on the more difficult trails, while you will not be alone it is nice, clean, dog friendly and for foot traffic only.

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The little lagoon I fish has been producing some big Perch and small Bass, this lagoon is about 4 miles from the house but I have discovered a way to incorporate it into my runs. I found a way to get there on foot in less than 2 miles, so a stashed rod and reel gives me a 2 mile run 20 minutes of fishing recovery and another 2 miles (or more) home.

We went to Deleon Texas and rode in the Melon Patch Tour Bicycle Rally and did 72 miles of hard rolling hills, a big bonus was when we were invited to spend the weekend on a nice 160 acre farm about 12 miles from the Rally. This was a nice ride on the tandem, due to chipseal it might be a little rough on a road bike but the rest stops and Boy Scouts made it fun, great HHH training.

Michele also made some new friends at the farm, these donkeys were pets and a lot of fun. When we went walking or for a ride in the Jeep they went with us, always following a little ways back.