I got lost in the

I got lost in the Walnut Creek Park today. I've been to the park quite a few times before, but always from the main entrance on Lamar. Today I decided to see if I could get into the park from Lincolnshire Drive, one of the streets I take on Homer's walks. We got into the park and after wandering around for tventy minutes I got on familiar trails - Homer had a good time splashing in the creek, although the water level is pretty low.

On the way back I got disoriented. I knew I needed to head west and could see the setting sun (and later, the direction in which it had set) but following the twisting trails made it difficult to go in a particular direction. It's kind of a neat sensetion to be lost in relative wilderness in the city. I had to backtrack several times and try different trails. I can now understand how the people in Blair Witch could come across the same place several times. Of course, I could hear the reassuring sounds of the city and had my cell phone with me. Eventually Homer and I found our way back out, but we did spend over an hour in the park. I really like that place and am looking forward to getting lost again.