We met a park ranger who suggested that we walk down Scofield Lane and then back up Ridge Road and that's what we did. There are many trails and a few roads in this gigantic [according to their map its 6,700 acres] area and its also used for biking, camping, horseback riding and hunting. He told us that this weekend was youth pheasant hunting and they had just released some birds for the sport.
We walked down Scofield. It was two miles of narrow lane and, sadly, not really that interesting. We met up with Ridge which was a drivable road and a little more interesting. We met some hunters and dogs but none of the ones we encountered had bagged any birds. [I can't say I was sorry about that.] It was a four mile walk and some of us, including me, were pretty tired at the end.
Five of us had an okay lunch at the Stewart Diner.
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| the Scofield trail was narrow and mostly through the woods |
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| some red leaves |
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| there was one small section of bamboo |
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| the bamboo tunnel |
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| more of the trail |
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| don't know what these are but they're interesting |
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| more red leaves |
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| forest view |
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| there were several downed trees here |
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| a small pond near the end of Scofield |
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| Ridge Road was wide and easier to walk |
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| a view of "the ridge," a bench and a hunter |
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| another ridge view |
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| the only "wildlife" we saw...don't know what kind of snake this is [looked it up-its a milk snake] |
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| the trees are beginning to turn color |
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| milkweed |
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| Lee had fun dispersing the seeds |
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| some of the wetland area near the end of Ridge Road |
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