Carriage Hill MetroPark

I headed out with the camera for the first time this year, and because I needed to hit Target, it set me to finding a park near the store. I had the option of a few parks but settled on Carriage Hill Metropark. I had never been there before, so I put on my hiking shoes and headed down.

The weather wasn't nearly as nice as they said, although it did refrain from raining. Still, with rain the day before, the trails had sections of mud and some standing water. I figure that having hiking shoes means nothing if I am not willing to walk in the mud and puddles though. I did almost slip a few times, but I stayed upright. 

The trails were mostly empty, I did see a few people near the parking areas, and a few footprints further back in the woods, but it was a nice and quiet few miles in the woods. I still wish I had a longer lens for my a6000, a few birds got away from the camera, but really, the hike itself is what I needed. Now if I could have had some sunlight too... 

Spring will get here, eventually. Probably. And maybe I'll just carry two cameras. That'll show the birds. Probably not. A short hike with two cameras just seems like overkill.