Walked pretty much most of the Discovery Park trails early Sunday morning in fog. We started over by the south end of the Hiram Chittenden Locks, (which remains closed to all but boaters due to covid,) and took the super secret pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks up to the main eastern entrance. All the parking lots remain closed at the park due to covid, but that wasn’t stopping many folks. The place really was quite busy even early with all the neighborhoods around the area clogged with folks trying to find off site parking - some legally, some less so. Honestly, it looked like a bit of a goat rodeo.. There are maintained porti-pottis at several locations in the park though it appears at least some of the permanent facilities remain closed. Trails are generally in good shape, though the goofy cattywampus bridge on the north beach trail is even more tricky since you really don’t want to touch the grubby railings with covid concerns.
But the area is still beautiful, even with several thousand of your neighbors. The views were different today due to the fog but still super cool. It also caused a quiet “hush”, knocking down most noise. Quite a bit of wildlife out - eagle, gulls, heron, even had a kingfisher sit still for a minute for us. Might want to wait a bit to try this walk given the crowds and crazy parking situation. Happy hiking -
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