1.0The Trekhttps://thetrek.coLindehttps://thetrek.co/author/linde-simpson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="liT5KeyHzo"><a href="https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/scaring-sheep/">Scaring Sheep</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/scaring-sheep/embed/#?secret=liT5KeyHzo" width="600" height="338" title="“Scaring Sheep” — The Trek" data-secret="liT5KeyHzo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://photos.thetrek.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6865385320_9d7cb4ea3d_k-1024x596.jpg1024596I don't mean to scare them, I really don't. They simply frighten easily when some tall, long-haired, brightly colored human marches towards them, trying to act friendly by engaging in small talk. It just so happens that their favorite grazing spot is also my favorite walking spot and that, besides trudging up and down the 19 floors of my apartment building, it's my main way of training for my 2016 NOBO thru-hike. Such is life in flat, densely populated Holland.