Devils lake hike. My Actifit Report Card: July 19 2024

Today my wife really wanted to go on a hike. She wanted to go up to a lookout on the side out a mountain and I though...uh...no.

I like hiking but those steep inclines are murder on the feet and my feet aren't that great.

So today was the Devil Lake Loop. A new one on me and certainly doesn't look as bad as the name suggests.

At only 4.4km or so it wasn't actually a very long walk and honestly there wasn't a big elevation thing going on with it either. The bigger problem was it started off nice.

Easy, well marked trails and even nice little walkways over the wet bits. Overall no complaints here.

That was on the "flat' are around the lake. On the "hilly" part things got a lot tougher really quickly. It turned very very rocky and rough very quickly.

Between the rocks, the roots, and a dog that wanted to pull me along it was pretty tough to make sure I didn't twist an ankle.

Overall though there was a really nice view and it got me thinking. Sure, I could take the nice easy paths in life. However, sometimes its the rough patches that really help you to enjoy what you have.

After getting through the rough spots there were some wetlands where the bugs were a little thick. There were some streams which my doggo just had to go drinking in

But if you go through just the right spot.

Well, you end up at a very nice swimming spot.

Overall it was a pretty tough way to get 18k steps as I've certainly had much easier walks. Like the dog walk in the morning and evening, but the trek around Devil Lake was certainly worth it.

Thanks for dropping by,

Until tomorrow.
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