Tuesday, July 31, 2012

July Totals

We walked / hiked a total of 27.66 miles in the month of July.  Slowly working our way up.  Hope we walk even more in August.  Excited to see where we will venture to next.

Terry's Pond


Terry's Pond
Van Wert, Ohio


Date - Sunday, July 29, 2012
Total Distance - .21 miles
Maximum Speed - 3.39 mph
Average Speed - 2.54 mph
Walking Time - 4:28 minutes
Total Time - 4:51 minutes
Minimum Elevation - 671 ft
Maximum Elevation - 688 ft
Elevation Gain - 23 ft


After walking the Marsh Wetlands, we were extremely hot and needed to cool off so we visited some friends of ours who have a very nice pond.  Once we were there, we decided we might as well walk around it just to see how big it is...


Eagle Marsh Wetlands 2


Eagle Marsh Wetlands
Trail 1 and 2
Fort Wayne, Indiana



Date - Sunday, July 29, 2012
Total Distance - 1.83 miles
Maximum Speed - 5.27 mph
Average Speed - 2.20 mph
Walking Time - 35:42 minutes
Total Time - 49:52 minutes
Minimum Elevation - 587 ft
Maximum Elevation - 655 ft
Elevation Gain - 231 ft


Trail 1 took us over to where we found Trail 5 but we were just too hot to continue on Trail 5 so we skipped it.  Ended up taking Trail 1 around until it hit Trail 2 and then shortcut back on Trail 2 to the vehicle.  This trail took us right beside Interstate 69 and along a railroad track for a while.  We saw lots of turtles in the water.

Eagle Marsh Wetlands 1


Eagle Marsh Wetlands
Trails 7, 8, 9 and 9A
Ft. Wayne, Indiana


Date - Sunday, July 29, 2012
Total Distance - 2.83 miles
Maximum Speed - 4.03 mph
Average Speed - 2.27 mph
Walking Time - 56:21 minutes
Total Time - 1:14:44 minutes
Minimum Elevation - 629 ft
Maximum Elevation - 704 ft
Elevation Gain - 380 ft



Eagle Marsh Wetlands is right across the road from Lutheran Hospital on Jefferson Street.  It is exactly what it says...wetlands.  Although in this drought it actually was quite dry.  Not a lot of shade...so I suggest walking it in cooler weather.  We were definitely way too hot.  One of the trails did take us for a short walk through a small woods though. 



But otherwise, this is a nice large grassy area.  Definitely need to wear taller socks or maybe pants.  Some of the spoils of walking this kind of tall grass territory include dirt and blood...


We walked about half of the trails before lunch, then took a break to cool off and eat.  Went back and walked some more after lunch...


Saturday, July 28, 2012

Moser Park Nature Trail


Moser Park Nature Trail
New Haven, Indiana


Date - Saturday, July 28, 2012
Total Distance - .64 miles
Maximum Speed - 6.26 mph
Average Speed - 2.64 mph
Walking Time - 12:00 minutes
Total Time - 14:35 minutes
Minimum Elevation - 625 ft
Maximum Elevation - 676 ft

This is a nice short little trail in New Haven that is actually part of the River Greenway through Ft. Wayne.  We took Kaden with us and let him ride his bike.  This is paved and completely in the woods.  At least the section we walked was.  It was only .32 miles one way.  We had never been to Moser Park in New Haven.  There is not a lot here.  A small pond for fishing and a picnic shelter.  It was a nice evening walk with Kaden riding his bike.











Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Bloomington Rail Trail


Bloomington Rail Trail
Bloomington, Indiana


Date - Monday, July 23, 2012
Total Distance - 3.43 miles
Maximum Speed - 4.25 mph
Average Speed - 2.39 mph
Walking Time - 1:06:01 hr/minutes
Total Time - 1:26:06 hr/minutes
Minimum Elevation - 546 ft
Maximum Elevation - 666 ft



Beautiful country trail through the heart of Bloomington, Indiana.  This is a continuation of the B-Line Trail, but are considered 2 separate trails.  We walked a total of exactly 18 miles this weekend!  We are slowly working our way up.


Trail 7 and Trail 10


McCormick's Creek State Park
Trail 7 and Trail 10 continued
Spencer, Indiana


Date - Sunday, July 22, 2012
Total Distance - 1.17 miles
Maximum Speed - 4.78 mph
Average Speed - 1.15 mph
Walking Time - 16:29 minutes
Total Time - 1:00:52 hr/minutes
Minimum Elevation - 479 ft
Maximum Elevation - 720 ft





McCormick's Creek State Park Trail 10


McCormick's Creek State Park
Trail 10
Spencer, Indiana

(The rugged, dangerous, hazardous trail...)


Date - Sunday, July 22, 2012
Total Distance - .58 miles
Maximum Speed - 7.17 mph
(that had to be going downhill)
Average Speed - .53 mph
(and I believe that would be going uphill)
Walking Time - 16:42 minutes
Total Time - 1:05:38 hr/minutes
(sat and rested with our feet in the water for a bit)
Minimum Elevation - 502 ft
Maximum Elevation - 613 ft

Got a little lost and could not find how Trail 10 continued.  Ended up on part of Trail 3 we missed earlier.  Found Trail 10 again a bit later when we were on Trail 7 and then combined Trail 7 and 10.  Trail 10 was a lot of climbing up and down and through the river.







Wolf Cave / Twin Bridges



Wolf Cave / Twin Bridges
McCormick's Creek State Park
Trails 5 and 8
Spencer, Indiana


Date - Sunday, July 22, 2012
Total Distance -  2.20 miles
Maximum Speed - 4.49 mph
Average Speed -  1.70 mph
Walking Time -  41:26 minutes
Total Time - 1:18:00 hr/minutes
Minimum Elevation - 569 ft
Maximum Elevation - 771 ft


We walked about 3/4 of Trail 5 and then hopped on part of Trail 8 to finish and take a shortcut to the end.  Wolf Cave was closed.  No one was allowed to actually enter or crawl through the cave.  I believe it had something to do with protecting the bats.









McCormick's Creek State Park Trail 9


McCormick's Creek State Park
Trail 9
Spencer, Indiana


Date - Sunday, July 22, 2012
Total Distance - 1.19 miles
Maximum Speed - 4.89 mph
Average Speed - 2.00 mph
Walking Time - 16:39 minutes
Total Time - 35:40 minutes
Minimum Elevation - 639 ft
Maximum Elevation - 842 ft


There are a total of 10 trails at this State Park. We were not able to complete all 10 trails.




McCormick's Creek State Park Falls


McCormick's Creek State Park
Falls Trail 3
Spencer, Indiana


Date - Sunday, July 22, 2012
Total Distance - .85 miles
Maximum Speed - 5.95 mph
Average Speed - 1.42 mph
Walking Time - 16:45 minutes
Total Time - 36:00 minutes
Minimum Elevation - 493 ft
Maximum Elevation - 704 ft


This was a nice short little walk to the Falls Overlook.  I think we expected the falls to be much taller, but still very neat.