From the editor.Many people visit parks to play sports with family, view wildlife or simply relax in an open setting. Though there is much to see and do, I believe one of the treasures of any park is its trails. From a local park where a trail may lead you to a neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. playground, to a national park where trails can lead you to a hidden waterfall waterfall, a sudden unsupported drop in a stream. It is formed when the stream course is interrupted as when a stream passes over a layer of harder rock—often igneous—to an area of softer and therefore more easily eroded rock; the edge of a cliff or , trails have the power to transform a soul. While visiting Crater Lake National Park Crater Lake National Park, 183,224 acres (74,206 hectares), SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range; est. 1902. Crater Lake, 20 sq mi (52 sq km), lies in a huge pit that was created when the top of a prehistoric volcano was blown off by a violent eruption. in Oregon with friends one summer, we decided to explore a few trails. Not really considered avid AVID Cardiology A clinical trial–Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators that compared the effect of implantable defibrillators vs the best medical therapy–antiarrhythmics for survivors of MI or those with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia hikers, we were unsure of what to expect. As we reached the end of the Cleetwood Cove Trail that left us at the edge of the sunken sunk·en v. Obsolete A past participle of sink. adj. 1. Depressed, fallen in, or hollowed: sunken cheeks. 2. lake, we turned to see a beautiful sunrise Sunrise, city (1990 pop. 64,407), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb 8 mi (13 km) W of Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1961 as Sunrise Golf Village. It is a major office and commercial center and the site of Sawgrass Mills, one of the largest malls in the United States. unlike any I've ever experienced. As the sun rose, I thought how much I would have missed if we hadn't taken a chance, and hiked that trail. Today, I still remember that sunrise clearly, and what a great experience it was to share with friends. We all were so moved by it, the next day we hiked up Mt. Scott in the same park, only to find snow still at the top of a mountain in the middle of August (see photo above). Ever since that first real experience with trails, I now seek them out when visiting a park. In honor of National Trails Month, I invite you to do the same. To truly sense the call of the outdoors, I'm convinced you have to hike a trail and feel that excitement of discovering what's at the other end. In life, every path leads somewhere, so why not take a walk? |
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