The Gendarme Path

The Gendarme path is a trail that runs from just north of here to the German border. It was originally a trail for Danish soldiers patrolling the border. They were primarily on the look out for smugglers trying to avoid taxes. Now it is a beautiful trail that runs along the seaside and sometimes through the woods. The parts that I have been on are quiet, full of birds. I've only explored a few miles of it but hope to hike or ride all of it. Maybe tomorrow! There is a different beauty to things the first time you explore them. It's a special kind of miscommunication, the idea that we were made for each other rather than just discovering something that has been there all along. And that part is vanity I guess, but realizing that it is okay that a place is not just for you, that it has been there for ever and for everyone. It brings about a maturity in my thinking about myself, the world and the intersection.

Plenty of info about it if you wanna learn more - here is a map:
https://www.aabenraa.dk/media/623505/gendarmstien-engelsk.pdf