Flat Hiking at Bear Creek Lake Park

On a 60 degree Friday in January, Carol, Beth and Donna headed to Bear Creek Lake Park for a flat hike. As usual, map-reading perplexed us, but we did discover a promising trail for the next hike. We questioned the judgement of the ice fishermen who were literally on "thin ice"; observed oriole nests; wondered about the unknown occupants of several large nests, and searched for elusive beavers. All in all, a lovely 4.65 mile meandering hike.

Small fire forced us to take a U-turn

Beth and Carol pondering ice thickness and the sensibilities of ice fishermen

Oriole nest

BIG nest of unknown avian resident

Land-Gator emerging from the grasses

Hussie love

Evidence of beavers

More Beaver madness