Blossoms Walk @ Sewells Orchard Pond

The walk around Sewells Orchard Pond is one of my local favorites. And it was especially pretty yesterday with many pretty fruit trees in bloom--not to mention the warm summery weather, sunshine and a nice breeze. It's always a great place for a quiet stroll--without the many joggers and cyclists that use the more popular lakes.

 

We usually start our group walks on the trail that begins at the business center parking lot at 6420 Dobbin Road. There's a short walk through a shady wooded area, then across a meadow (crossed by high tension wires, but we just ignore those). Then the trail goes up a slight embankment on the left to the pond, which is not visible until you walk up the embankment.

The walk we do is about 1.5 miles, but there are a number of side pathways to explore for a longer stretch. We, however, were ready to head to the nearby PubDog for some cold beers and pizza. It’s about 1/10 of a mile up from our parking area and dogs, of course, are welcome here on the large outdoor patio.

With the 80-degree weather yesterday, the place was packed—with people and several very friendly dogs. Thanks to quick action by Rubina, we claimed one small table. And thanks to our rambunctious pooches, we acquired another from someone trying to read a book there (?!). Ingrid supplied the CDOG trivia team with its one correct answer. Too bad “dogs” wasn’t a topic. We coulda been contendahs!

Maybe we’ll try this again later in the week. I saw more trees ready to bloom.