"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order." - John Burroughs In September I put together a list of fun things that I wanted to do this autumn, and on that list was the goal of trying out three new hiking trails. A couple of weeks ago, I found myself exploring new trail #2 - even though that's not what I initially set out to do that day. Let me explain: The day started off with me planning on making a return trip with my pup to one of my favorite local hiking areas, Escondido's Elfin Forest, but unfortunately when I got to the park entrance, it was closed due to extremely high fire danger. This was at the same time that the NorCal Sonoma area fires were raging, and since the park is usually open even with high fire danger, it made me a ... [Read More]