When I go back to Lost Maples, I want to camp in Area C - that was about as perfect a camping site as I've ever seen. High canyon walls, a pond to swim in, wildlife everywhere... perfect. Even the hike in is pretty basic. The park maintenance folks were building a new latrine in the area as well.
So, now I'm sitting here, ice on my knee, wondering how bad the damage is. Best guess at this point, after digging through a few nursing books and checking some stuff on the net is that I probably have a mild meniscus tear - apparently a common injury for hikers. I'm going to stay off it where possible, ice it, take anti-inflammatories and hope for the best. I see no reason to go to the doc just yet. If its not signifcantly better by Monday, I'll go.
I have another trip planned in 9 days that I expect to make but I'm going to
be shuffling plans around a bit - a bit less hiking primarily. I'm headed for Dinosaur Valley & Fossil Rim Safari Park (according to my boss, one of the few in the country thats worth seeing) first - after that, I'm not sure. I think I'm going to scrub my plans to hit the Lake Mineral Wells Trailway but I might still check out the park for the hiking opportunities. Anyone have any suggestions of stuff within a few hours of Dino Valley? Ft Richardson is on my list. Ft Griffin looks like it might be a let-down. Old Fort Parker is on my way home from there - might have to plan a stop there.
I'll send y'all a link to my photo site once I get them sorted, edited and
labeled - right now there's 208 to play with so likely they won't be posted
until Monday or Tuesday at the earliest. Shannon, I don't want to spam y'all with my so-so pics so why not take a look at what I have and tell me which ones you think would be nice to have here. Don't worry, you won't offend me.
