I lost my pocket knife and comb at a metal detector. I took them out to get past it and left them sit there. I ran across a Cabelas gift card not long ago that I got in a gift card exchange at work a few years ago and mislaid. So last Saturday (1/22) I checked out the bargain cave on the Cabelas web site and selected a pocket knife and some wool socks. With tax and shipping it was $32 and change. A bit over the $25 value of the gift card. I really hate not having a pocket knife on me. They come in handy a lot. I did get a replacement comb from the motel I stayed at the other day, so I will soon be up to snuff again.
The socks were $10 and the knife was $15. The rest was shipping and handling.
The package came Wednesday (1/26). The knife is a little bigger than I am used to and is very sharp. I was able to shave hair off my arm with it. Can't say I have used it for much else other than opening up my paycheck.
I have been wearing the socks. They are billed as medium weight, and I think that is a fair billing. They are comfy and warm. Four pairs for $10 is not a bad deal for wool socks. 20% wool/65% acrylic/15% stretch nylon according to their web site.
We started on the Willow Creek bike path at the trail head near the dam heading west. We took a little detour through the forest, but headed pretty much west along the bike path.
The we headed southwest along some bike trails and ended up near the SW corner of the park, headed east roughly paralleling Harlem Road. Then north back to the bike path on the old main park road past the abandoned picnic shelter.
I had my new GPS my wife bought me for Xmas with me. Don't have any maps loaded yet but did have the trip computer turned on. It said we went 3.27 miles. 1:29 moving, and 1:00 stopped. I believe the 3.27 miles part, and the total time. The cell phone pedometer counted 9654 steps, and in the snow they are shorter steps. Normally I get about 2500-2600 steps per mile, at least per the cell phone pedometer, and the number of steps always goes up when it is snowy and icey out. I never realized how much time Wilma and I are stopped. Wilma likes to stop and sniff a lot, and I stop to look and take pictures and video.
Some ducks in a creek.
The route we took. I think all the trails we took were actually on the map, or at least close to what is shown on the map.
