South Shore Playground Parking Area to Burkett Park Loop
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MikeHikes - 8/15/2020
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Distance: 7.30 Miles
Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Out - Playground parking area > Chaparral > Red Dam Loop > Chaparral > Winding Snake > Burkett Park 3.7 miles
Return - Burkett Park > WS to LL Connector > Lanky Lackey > Nature Trail > Tasajilla Flats > Playground Parking Area 3.6 miles
Temps started at 82 and ended at 89. Mostly cloudy with light breeze.
A very uneventful hike. All trails were dry and easy to traverse. There were a few people on the trails but I observed no animals and only a few birds. Even though the hike was uneventful, it's always better to spend the morning hiking at the park rather than sitting at home in front of the TV or computer.
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Water, shade, info kiosk, toilets and a bicycle repair station at Playground parking area.
Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett Park.
North Shore Parking Area to Ghost Camp Loop
User:
MikeHikes - 8/11/2020
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Distance: 8.80 Miles
Duration: 3 hours, 45 minutes
Out - parking area > Bell's Trailhead > Dinosaur Trail > Dinosaur Tracks Viewing Area > Dinosaur Trail > Lower Big Hill > Trailhead to Trailhead (S) > North Scenic Loop > Trailhead to Trailhead (S) > Badlands > River Bend Trail > service road to Ghost Camp 5.7 miles
Return - Ghost Camp > Lower Ghost Camp Trail > River Bend Campground > Lower Ghost Camp Trail > South Slick Rock Trail > Trailhead to Trailhead (N) > Shady Trail > park road to parking area 3.1 miles
Temp started at 77, ended at 92. Sunny with few clouds, 10 mph Southerly breeze.
A good hike today! Trails were dry, easy to see and traverse which is not unusual but what made the hike memorable, was the variety of animals spotted. I saw an armadillo, a skunk, a porcupine, lots of deer and a few birds. Specifically, I observed and photographed, a "white" deer which I'd heard about for years but never saw until today (photo attached). Of course the deer was extremely spooky so the photo is not the best quality due to the distance involved, nonetheless, the deer is clearly visible and its easy to see, it's coloring is not that of an ordinary deer!
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Water, shade, info kiosk and a bicycle repair station available on or near Bell's Trailhead.
Water, shade, and info kiosk available at the Dinosaur Tracks Viewing Area.
Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at River Bend Campground.
Park Mid-Section Burkett Park to 5 Points Junction and back
User:
MikeHikes - 8/8/2020
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Distance: 8.30 Miles
Duration: 3 hours, 45 minutes
Out - Burkett Park > Burkett Trail > Potts Creek > Playground > Bell's Point > Playground > Flintstone > 5 Points Junction 3.7 miles
Return - 5 Points Junction > Turkey Creek > Potts Creek (W) > West Potts Creek > Roller Coaster > WS to LL Connector > Burkett Park 4.6 miles
Temp Started at 77, ended at 93. Sunny with a few clouds and light SW breeze.
All trails were easy to see and traverse. There were more people on the trails than I am used to seeing (due to today being Saturday). Javalinas, deer and some birds were out but once again, the birds were not as numerous as I had expected them to be. It was an easy, but uneventful, hike.
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Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett Park.
Water, shade and info kiosk available at Bell's Point.
Water, shade, and info kiosk available at 5 Points Junction.
South Shore Playground parking area to Isabel Harte + Roadrunner Loop
User:
MikeHikes - 8/4/2020
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Distance: 8.50 Miles
Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Leg 1 - Playground parking area > Horny Toad > Tasajilla Flats > Nature Trail > Park road to Isabel Harte 2.7 miles
Leg 2 - Park road to Isabel Harte > Chaparral > Red Dam Loop > Chaparral > playground parking area 2.5 miles
Leg 3 - Playground parking area > Roadrunner Loop > Playground parking area 3.3 miles
Temp started at 70, ended at 95. Sunny with light, steady breeze.
Slow and easy hike along dry, easy to traverse trails. Deer were out as were some birds but nothing spectacular. Lots of green vegetation still but no wildflowers to speak of although there were a few sunflowers out.
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Water, shade, info kiosk, bicycle repair station and toilets at Playground parking area.
Water and shade at various campsites parallel to Roadrunner Loop. A toilet is available at the mid-point.
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