CindyandMe

For our 3rd date I took her to Pine Hills Nature preserve near Shades State Park to walk the trail to Devil's Backbone.

When we got to the top of the backbone to see the Devil's head carved in the stone there, we continued along what I thought was the trail.
However, I missed a turn somewhere and we ended up lost in the woods along the creek. Sundown was fast approaching and would have been stuck there for the night if we couldn't find the trail back to the parking lot. My cellphone had no signal down in the creek bed and it was almost out of battery. In a moment of clarity I remembered I had a compass app installed. I used it to figure out where we needed to head to get back to the trail-head. I sprinted ahead along the creek and a few minutes later I found the honeycomb cliff where the trail picks up. I shouted to Cindy and waited for her to catch up to me. It was almost dark and there was just enough light left for us to follow the trail back to the parking lot.

Now we enjoy camping and hiking together in parks around the state. No primitive campsites for us though, she was used to RV'ing with the family while her kids grew up. We stay at electric sites with our 6 person tent and 22" tall, queen size, self inflating air mattress. It's more like "glamping"!