There's a tree down on the Siler's Mill Trail in the park but it's easy to cross. The big news though, is the beavers are back! There's a lovely new dam at the bottom of the pond that wasn't there a month ago. We didn't see the beavers or the lodge yet, but we'll be checking back often. We used to love to watch them years ago. Also along Siler's Mill Trail. 

Walked the large exterior loop at the Redmond Watershed Saturday morning before the rain from the northern parking lot off 133rd.  Distance including a couple additional meanderings to the north pond and Collin Creek Trail ended up at 5.6 miles and 364 gross vertical.  The whole watershed is filled with the strong and distinctive aroma of wet big leafed maple leaves.   No trail issues  - no blow down, everything in great condition.  No facilities at the north lot but restrooms, etc are at the south lot off Novelty Hill Rd.

Ran into a very curious and tame (maybe too tame) juvenile female black tailed deer just north of the north pond.  We talked for a couple minutes but she eventually bored of my conversation and walked off back into the woods.  Lots of little brown squirrels constantly sounding the alarm from high in the tree canopy.  Some mushrooms are out though not in the numbers we saw a couple years ago.  The watershed is still one the best semi urban walks in the woods.