Day 61: Tiny Trail

2026-04-08

Hello! My life has been flipping east and left and all around, and I'm signing up to crazy things this month. Loving every second of it. So enjoy a post including nothing crazy, written in the wee hours of the morning.

I think that there are hidden gems all around town, and even when you've been to a place for twenty-ish years, there's always something new within walking distance. This discovery never ends, and always presents itself most when you think you've found everything. The goalpost keeps moving; the rainbow is sky-high.

I've gone to this state park for my entire life, and I have family who visits nearly every week if the weather is right. We've been to every trail, spent hours viewing the same views, and exhausted every street. We thought we were done with this park.

Of course we weren't. There's a whole section in the back, with its own parking lot and entrance that has trails connecting up to the main entrance. One quick browse of the trail map shows a couple of routes that join other, more familiar routes. There's even an entire art club that has taken over a former horse stable to display in the field. I visited all of this for the first time the other day.

I never sought to conquer every acre within reach, but I thought I had just about done it. Not even close. Now, I'm on the look out for more areas that I've always turned away from out of habit.

Maybe next time, I will find the end of the rainbow. Fat chance.

The internet is boring me more often than not, so I'm spending more and more time surrounding myself in books at the local libraries. If you've got book recommendations, get in touch! I haven't found my style or favorite genre yet...

Finally, a metal ruler on a piano. Ages ago, I saw this video and tried to emulate it with a piano at my school. Turns out, the piano was recently tuned to prepare for a performance that day, and if I left that ruler in there, the performance would have gone horribly. I would have also laughed my ass off, but that's besides the point.

Cheers,
David