"Happy Bday". B and D should be a block apart and the second Y should be narrower, but such is the deal with intentional lack of planning.
Today, I decided I want a simple run. No stopping to make sure which letter was just written, if I should unpause the GPS watch to resume tracing the path etc. I ran straight for Marine Park West Trail, mostly along Avenue Y. I entered the trail around the bus stop across the street from Gerritsen Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. The first trail I came across I disregarded since it was too close to civilization, you probably can even see Gerritsen Avenue while on that trail. I went further in and noticed a red car bumper on the right, with a wide opening with trails going in all four directions. As usual, I traveled north to connect back to Avenue X or nearby exit. Twice I was startled by some bird whose wing undersides were bright yellow. Just a flash of yellow was all I saw. By then I was already walking to better enjoy nature. I even had my cell phone set to vibrate. Somewhere past the back of the school I saw a couple getting romantic while sitting on a log in the shade. Luckily there was a fork in the road on the right, leading to the water. I took the water route and went along the water to go around the couple.
During one past visit to the West Trail, I noticed a blue bag tied to a low tree branch and used that cue to find the nearby exit. I did not see the blue bag today, but better yet I saw some opening in the bushes. There was an arch formed by a few short trees, but the bushes were pretty sparse, there was no need to crouch to go through the arch, but instead I just walked around it. I ended up at around the intersection of Avenue X and Gerritsen. Civilization again!
I've been discovering the West Trail by going south along Gerritsen Avenue one block at a time, entering the trail, and heading back north. I think there are not that many blocks left before I hit the beach at the end of Gerritsen Avenue.
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