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anticloud & zenkrak | 3.338 mi | 1:18 | Wannamaker Park

We had our first close encounter with an alligator today! I wouldn't have even noticed it if Zenkrak hadn't pointed it out as I stopped to take a picture of the swamp water. I'm glad Eko didn't notice it, because it was close enough to reach out and touch and I may be minus a puppy right now. We also saw the great blue heron again... but I couldn't get a good picture of it. :( Eko tried to go swimming after the pretty Canadian geese. They didn't seem phased. It was a wonderful walk all in all. The weather was beautiful and the trail was minimally muddy.

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anticloud & zenkrak | 4.831 mi | 1:39 | Swamp Fox Passage of the Palmetto Trail

We went on a new section of the Swamp Fox Passage today; the part next to the Witherbee Ranger Station. (Poor Eko is passed out beside me as I type this.) The trail followed Witherbee road and we walked progressively further away from the sound of the occasional car. I popped my first squat in the woods after much coffee in the AM. Zenkrak was starting to feel a little sick yesterday and I think the walk helped. We didn't get to go out and do much trail walking this week, but we did go for walks in our neighborhood to make up for it. I was thinking, on the drive back, about how lucky we are to have the Palmetto trail so close to us. One day we plan on making it up north to the Oconee passage where they have a 60-foot waterfall. Believe it or not, I have never seen a waterfall. Today also marks a month since I have started this journal and we've walked over fifty miles in that month. (I've also lost 11 pounds as of today!) So here's to our first month and many more to come! :)