We checked out our old favorite giant pine tree trail off Sheen Rd.

I desperately needed a walk in the woods, so we decided to check out a favorite trail from years ago. The trail has been somewhat closed off for the last few years due to a huge tree harvest that has been taking place.

We usually access this trail from Litchfield Rd. (where we call it "The Milkweed Trail"), but that is too steep for me to handle. So, we drove over to Lewis Hill Rd. and accessed it from the opposite entrance off of Sheen Rd.

Wow, this harvest is huge and isn't done yet. There have been so many tall pines removed from this site and it sure doesn't have the ambience of years ago.

We took in the view with sadness, thinking back to what it formerly was...

The quaint old stone bridge that crosses the creek is covered with a thick log pallet to handle the load of the logging equipment.

The creek is still there, but is not a picturesque as it once was...

The trail was too soft, and the footing too uneven for me to continue. Drew and Toby only went a short distance further, but it was too depressing to continue on.

Here is what the creek used to look like from the top of the bridge in 2013.

And, here is the side of the stone bridge from 2013.

And, the forest from 2013. Sigh... Sometimes, I don't like change.

And, another view from 2013. Change is inevitable...