Time well spent in the Brandon Hills

By: Matt Goerzen Posted: 3:00 AM CDT Monday, Apr. 27, 2020 Last Modified: 7:59 AM CDT Monday, Apr. 27, 2020

The warmer weather prompted me to relieve my kids’ cabin fever on Sunday and take them out for a picnic lunch and walk through the Brandon Hills Wildlife Management Area on Sunday. I always take a camera and a few kinds of lenses — including my macro lens — along for days like this because you never know what kind of bugs and wildlife you might see as you meander through the trails.

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This article was published 27/04/2020 (2212 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Interestingly, a lot of Brandon residents had a similar idea, as the parking lot was busier than usual. Dozens of families, couples and friends took to walking and cycling the trail systems that worm their way through the hills on Sunday afternoon.

Groups of people kept their distances from each other, so far as I could see. We are, after all, trying to stop the spread of COVID-19. But it’s good to know that nature is still accessible in this time of physical distancing and pandemic-induced limitations.