I unfortunately missed my bus this evening and had to wait 30 minutes for the next one. Yeah, I am sure you all like hanging around a bus stop doing NOTHING for 30 minutes.
I decide to walk to the transfer point, about 20 minutes away.
I walk about 2 minutes and notice that there is a lot of people waiting for a bus that goes sorta in my direction. It travels north aprox the correct distance, but travels west a few blocks as well. I figure what the hell, I will take this bus and go cross country. How hard can it be, it's night and I don't know the area that well...
I choose my stop and get off this bus and head out into the night.
I come across a bike path that leads to a pedestrian overpass. Perfect I am not sure where I am exactly. I climb up to the top and look down. I orient myself and decide that the back alley the parallels the road will be a good route.
I follow the alley along the sound wall until the wall ends at the next intersection. I discover it ends at a chain link enclosed field. Across the field is the intersection in question. Not exactly where I thought I was, but now I know exactly where I am. A little looking and I find a door into the field.
I cut across the field and find the fence on the otherside. Pretty easy to find it is 6 1/2 feet of chain link. I move up the fence looking for an exit to the intersection. None to be found. Screw it. One foot on the fence, I push up and the second leg is on the top of the fence, I briefly consider how smart jumping down 6 1/2' is and over I go. I land, knees absorbing the shock.
My shoes are very flat soled but I can run on the grass I discover. I run down to the intersection and I cross the road. Now I am enroute home!
Along the main road is a dog off leash area. I run the lenght of this, but eventually it runs out and I have to run up a short hill and cross a small road. On the otherside of this road the green space continues. At first I am up above the road and level green area, but it is pretty scrubby anyhow. I stay up and follow a narrow path along the top. After a few feet I am back into green! I run down the hill and along the green space till it runs out.
I cross the second to last intersection and walk the 5 remaining blocks home.
The best part? Not only did I get some physical activity in, I was feeling better than I was when I left AND I figured I was as fast or faster than I would have been on the original bus route.
So that's my mini adventure. Some climbing, orientiering, running and hiking!
My Mini Adventure.
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