It all started with a cardinal. After years of being sick and falling into depression, I saw a cardinal at my bird feeder. It made me want to see more birds. The more birds I saw, the happier I became. I wanted to see if I could find birds at the nearest Metropark. I met people on the trails that told me to go to other Metroparks. Soon after, I wanted to go twice a week. Now I’m doing the Trail Challenge with my husband and I’m happy again! I owe it all to a little cardinal who pulled me out of my house and into the woods! -Daniele