Walk 2:27:51 [3] 7.24 mi (20:25 / mi) +796ft 18:30 / mi
ahr:92 max:94
hike out at Babler w Erl n T. nice day. we started w a loop of the Hawthorne Trail which i absolutely love. something about the open woods and ridge loop, afternoon sun, it is so nice. about halfway thru the walk we came across a group of 3 people and a loose dog, slightly bigger than T. we thought the dog had escaped so we tried to call it back to the people. the dog saw Tess, came towards us, and then the owner said "my dog is mean!" and sure enough the dog jumped on Tess and started biting her. we were yelling, the owner was yelling, it was scary. the dog walked off towards the owner, and we just stood there. then the dog came back and started barking at me, i was yelling back at it, Erl found a stick to defend ourselves, the owner took her sweet time walking over and scolded us for yelling and "threatening" her dog. AS IF! finally she grabbed the leash and we left. it was scary. no idea why that dog was loose in the first place. fortunately we were not hurt and Tess seemed fine mentally. she got to go swimming next and all's well. finished w another loop of Hawthorn, so beautiful.
