last summer, in the conservation area. It was where I lost my prescription sunglasses :(They have made some improvements to the trail, so I decided to take another look.
It is a short hike to the trail head from the North Gate, about .8 of a mile.
I started off down the road at about 9 am. I was hopeful that I might see some critters. It was cool, but not freezing cold. My first real stop was at the beaver pond where they did most of the upgrades. This past fall they added a large amount of rocks to the road, to help with the runoff. The beaver pond was beautiful. It was quiet and there were only a few birds about. I had hoped to see the Great Heron that I saw last fall, but no such luck.
I moved on down the trail to the area where the beavers have been pretty busy. Last fall there was a significant evidence of beaver work. I was surprised to see that there was even more evidence of recent beaver work.
The hike continues along the road and up an incline until you reach the pond trail. This trail branches off to the left, though some brush. It was great to see the buds on the trees. The trail branches to the right and leaves the Conservation Land and goes down the the pond. The wind started to pick up and I approached the pond. The view at the pond was beautiful. It started to snow a little while I was at the pond. It was cool, quiet and relaxing.
After hanging out at the pond I decided to head back to the brook that leads to the pond. The trail to the brook was still a bit wet and I had to muck through a couple muddy and wet spots. Once I made it to the brook, I just had to hang out and listen. We have had so much rain that the brook was running real fast and sounded great.
It turned out to be a beautiful day for a hike. I am looking forward to hiking this trail again everything is leafed out..
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