Yesterday, two friends and I Nordic Walked over at Cleary Lake Park. We had decided to enter the trail at the end, but as we got into it, we discovered that it has not been mowed. That didn’t stop us, but we decided to pick up the pace at times because the bugs were getting to us due to the tall vegetation. It was all worth it when we turned a corner and two SandHill Cranes took off. Those birds are huge. While we were stopping to take their flight in, a buddy looked down and spotted a very young
Sandhill Crane and her offspring by Betsy S. Franz
SandHill Crane and then we spotted a second one. Usually I carry a small camera with me but I did have my cell camera, and took a picture but in all the excitement I forgot to save it. I looked online and found a photographer that agreed to let me post her picture here. Take a look at her gallery, she has a lot of great photos of birds and other animals in their natural habitat. Click on ‘photos’ to see them. I learned to ALWAYS bring my camera because you never know when you’ll see something like this. A once in a lifetime opportunity to see those young ones.
The “Back in Shape” 5K Event is upcoming on June 13. It starts at 9am at NorthWestern College in Bloomington. Nordic Walking poles are permissible. It is a well organized event and they have a nice route and feed us healthy food at the end and even provide massages. I’ll be there. If you commit to this event I will give you a Gabel Nordic Walking shirt. Limited supply. You can register online or print a form and send it in. Act soon. Heart of Summer, July 25, and Birkie Trek, Sept 26 are also upcoming. Nordic Walk This Way will be participating in these events as well. Please come join me. I’m offering traininng for the Birkie on select Saturdays starting in July, please contact me for details. nordicwalkthisway@gmail.com
