This morning I did a quick stop at the Oxbow Loop Trail as a warmup for Otter/Big Creek Falls and Garfield Ledges. Nobody was in the parking lot or on the trail at 7:45, and I traveled at 3.5 mph along a raised gravel path in great condition, taking in the birds (golden-crowned kinglets, a thrush, a downy woodpecker, stellers jay, raven, towhee, Pacific wren, and a few frogs) as I went.
No trees or branches blocked the path, and without a drop of rain all day I was able to shoot a few photos of the lake from the bridge before heading back to my car. I covered .93 miles in 17 minutes as a great warm-up for the rest of our hiking.
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