There are several scenic hiking trails just waiting to be discovered in and around the county. Kevin Spaight and his wife, Maria, of Union Grove, walk at least twice weekly at Bong. We like the lack of people, too. It's very peaceful. Where ever you walk, be sure to look down and around as the spring blooms are now peaking.
Spring flowers are often small, but colorful and bountiful.
In wooded areas you can find everything from violets, trilliums and May apples with umbrella-like leaves, to tiny sunny yellow buttercups or tall yellow plants in the mustard family. The birds are migrating and on a couple trails you can see deer. You could walk the same trail every day and see something different. That's what makes Bong a favorite of Larry and Marilyn Anderson of Kansasville. I think it's so unique at Bong because it's so open.