A trailing thought

Hikes along the jackrabbit trail, about 10 feet behind our building, are always so invigorating.  It is a shame and, perhaps, revealing that we don’t run into each other more often on our way to the lake – when was the last time you took advantage?  I’m game to start up a weekly noontime hike – come rain, shine and snow.  In preparation for this, I am bringing my clippers into the office this coming Friday to clear the brambles from our own, little trail head.  By the way, did you know the trail is named in memory of Herman (Jackrabbit) Johannsen, a Norwegian-born pioneer of cross-country skiing in the US?  Johannsen loved and used our trail over a half-century ago. He lived to the ripe old age of 111 and, to those seeking a long life, he advised “Ski, ski, ski.”