We did a foggy day hike on Trillium and Pipeline Trails. Trail is in great condition but there is a lot of horse dung to walk around.

Fall colors are just starting and we saw tons of amazing mushrooms.

I decided late in the day to go for a hike and selected the Redmond Watershed Preserve since it seemed like an easy and short hike to do in the late afternoon. I did the Trilliun trail, which is in very good condition, but you do have to be careful not to step on horse dung. At the time I went (4:30pm), most of it was dry, but there were a few fresh ones. 

The trail is well kept and in very good condition. Mosquitos were not too bad, but I do have some bites. There were very few people, and most were either wearing masks orchard one handy. I did pick up a couple of masks that were left on the trail (I now keep a pair of gloves and a small bag, along with extra hand sanitizer in my backpack.) We all need to be more responsible, so we don't end littering the woods with pandemic gear. 

My hiking buddy and I picked this trail as it was centrally located to both of us due to our work schedule. It was a beautiful hike except for the many horse pies along the trail. I just spent most of my time looking down to make sure I didn’t step in anything instead of enjoying the view. I think with the amount of horses that are on this trail owners should be responsible for cleaning up after them so the rest of us can enjoy. At the end of the journey there was a cute little button that said “I loaf you.” Nice way to end the 5.16 mile trek. 

Before 8AM week day hike with no people most of the way on Trillium trail. Saw three deer crossing the trail. Very shaded, soft dirt trail, good for jogging. Not good if you want a lot of direct sun. The old pond trail with a bench has a pond with an overgrown view.  Watch out for horse poo here and there on the trail. 

The positives:
- The trail was quiet and serene.
- There was wild animal and we encountered a deer.
- Lots of tree shades to cover for heat.
- Not a lot of people on weekdays.

The negatives:
- There was literally a pile of horse poo every 100-200 ft, this trail should be renamed to Horse Poo Trail.
- Contrary to previous report, most of the people that we encountered today didn’t wear masks, especially the joggers and bikers. no masks: one group of mom and kids, a pair of male joggers, a female jogger, two female bikers, two male bikers. With mask: one male biker, one female jogger.
- Most of the trail allows hikers, bikers, and horseriders to share the same road that’s less than 6 ft wide and bidirectionally, is the trail designer crazy?