Last time I was at LH the wind was blowing, trees were swaying and branches were breaking. Today seemed so quiet compared to that. Sunny and bright and frosty cold.
Even though the parking lot was 3/4 full when I arrived, I wandered for more than an hour before I saw my first trail runners. Later I would see horseback riders, mountain bikers and families with kids. It's never crowded here though. Nice that there are so many trails to choose from.
The trails are in good shape. Most spots that would be muddy are frozen. The muddiest spot is on the Red Barn trail by the English Pond cut off. It's not so bad that you couldn't just tromp right through or take a running jump to get to the other side. There's lots of hairy ice here. Bright white patches that shine in the otherwise green and brown woods.
We enjoyed a little break sitting in the sun by Temple Pond and later by Hidden Pond. When you sit quietly for a minute you can hear woodpeckers knock knock knocking away. We saw other little brown birds in the woods, ducks and a hawk.
My dogs love it here and so do I.
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Bob and Barb on Lord Hill Regional Park
Nice picture of the hair ice!
Posted by:
Bob and Barb on Dec 24, 2017 06:52 PM
hikingwithlittledogs on Lord Hill Regional Park
Thanks. You know I learned about it from one of your reports. 👍
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Posted by:
hikingwithlittledogs on Dec 25, 2017 08:45 AM