Hello Hikers!
Wednesday May 18
Yellow Barn SF, Dryden
Tadpoles hatching!
Official head count: 15H, one D
More photos online by Jack V here
Saturday May 21
Woodard Road south into Upper Treman SP, Enfield
Rain nearby …. approaching …. wonderful mild and gloomy atmospherics!
We wanted to cross Fishkill Creek so we could walk on several quiet country roads just beyond — water level very high, and we had to bushwhack quite a distance upstream to find a shallow enough crossing point
Van Ostrand Road at Thomas Road, a country setting just south of the park boundary
Lucifer Falls lookout
Official head count: 22H, threeD
Check out Jack V’s photos here.
Sunday May 22
Six Mile Creek from Juniper Drive to the upper reservoir
More great atmospherics …. raining very lightly off and on
The walk down the stream bed was extremely slippery, worse than we’ve ever seen it — one hiker fell and just caught himself on his fingers before he smashed his knee really badly
Fallen trees across the stream bed also a big problem — more than we’ve ever seen — very slow going
We brought a rope to help with the big uphill climb — it actually did help a bit
Official head count: 28H, three D
Check out Jack V’s photos here