I have recently realized that there is a sense of carefree calmness that results from hiking on familiar trails. After hiking in NW Indiana for years, I knew where to go depending on weather conditions. Some were treacherous on muddy or icy conditions. Other trails were beautiful on foggy days. For instance, Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve (pictured below) was one of my favorite spots on foggy mornings.

For the past year and a half since moving to Michigan, I have enjoyed discovering new places to explore. At times over the winter, I found myself being overly cautious of conditions on the trails. Being unfamiliar with the trails had a lot to do with that. Now that the weather is slowly getting nicer, I am feeling more adventurous once again. I am getting back to getting more familiar and carefree calmness on the Michigan trails.

Another foggy morning was featured on “A Dreamy Morning.”

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Posted for Ragtag Daily Prompt – Carefree and One Step at a Time #2