Trek Assessment No. 3

My first impression of trek o1 was the common attitude of the people I encountered walking up and down the sidewalk. They came across as either very outspoken or just the opposite. This added to the kind of surreal quality already present in my trek area since there were not many people around in the first place.

The adventure of my second trek led me to a beach I discovered behind the same park I mentioned in an earlier post. It appeared to be old and abandoned since there were still several stone docs in existence. I nearly injured myself trying to access this beach since it was located at the bottom of a very steep and wooded hill. This was quite a find after having been exposed to so much concrete and glass.

In the days that followed my treks I periodically searched for my trek area on Google Earth. I had been to Layton Avenue many times prior to my treks but I still was able to obtain a better idea of its space and surroundings. Google Earth put into perspective the miles I had to walk before I could find a bus stop on my first trek and the vast area the hidden beach occupied along the edge of lake Michigan. Even though the area on and around Layton Avenue is not very attractive I was still able to find areas of hidden beauty. This may sound corny but now, after I have taken these treks, I will never look at Layton Avenue the same way.

I understand this post calls for limitations pertaining to treks o1 and 02 but on my third trek I discovered a large portion of Layton Avenue to be closed off and under construction. This came as a big surprise to me since the road was so brutally torn up and there were no prior indications of future roadwork in my previous treks. It did make video and sound capturing a bit easier for me however.