Walked the Farrel McWhirter and a bit of the Powerline trails this afternoon in the snow before the rain comes and turns everything to slop. We actually parked at Juel park off 116th St largely because that lot is easier to get to in snowy conditions. You can walk over to Farrel McWhirter along the section of the Redmond Powerline trail that runs between them. The Farrel McWhirter, Juel, Redmond Powerline and an out and back along the M.D. Nicholls trail that connects there as well ended up being about 4.5 miles. No real trail issues though there are a few bits with exposed ice over the trail which are darn slippery currently and once the rain comes there will be considerable mud.. There are functional albeit chilly sanicans at both Farrel McWhirter and Juel. Parking is free and plentiful at both the north and south McWhirter lots and at Juel.
Not much wildlife out today with all the snow though there were several Douglas Squirrels freaking out about something and sounding their alarm. However, don’t miss the horses in the barn complex - we were lucky today and they were out getting some fresh air and afternoon snackies when we were there. A nice little forest/creek walk if you are in the area.
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