I grabbed my trail mix and expected it to be the only unnatural sound I would hear while on my hike up the Devil's Kitchen trail at Roaring River State Park in Cassville, Missouri, on January 1. I usually have the trails virtually to myself, but the weather was so mild on this day that dozens of families and couples shared the trail with me. Devil's Kitchen is a trail with steep grades through the Ozark Mountains, so it's a bit of a lung challenge going up, and going down, the fallen leaves can provide some slick declines. Things were looking as clean as they ever have along this trail. I try to imagine Civil War soldiers trekking through these woods and setting camp within the boxy rock formations along this very special trail. They did that some 150 years ago, sometimes hiding for their lives or preparing for attack in the same location where we enjoy exercise and recreation today. I wonder if they took the time to appreciate the beauty as much as we do.
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