Social Distance Walking

I’m lucky in that I can walk out my door and head up the hill for a walk, and I rarely encounter anyone else.

Today, I was passed by one car and was otherwise completely alone. It was a beautiful spring day after a day of rain and the mountain was lush. Several times on my way up I could smell the wild boars that must have been lurking nearby quietly. I don’t worry about them. The only time I ever see one is when they jump up to run away when I get too close on the road.

The road is roped off now, because of a landslide that damaged the road higher up, but it’s no problem for walkers to go through.

The hill slid out from under, taking half the road with it.
Another area where a slide has taken down some trees.
Some other sights from the walk. The view from the mountain, some thistles at the side of the road, a slide which has exposed some clay, and a cantankerous snake.

A very nice walk, and a nice clay discovery, I’ll be heading up again from the other side in my car to get some for pots and glaze.