open to the public -- if you can find it
Jul. 26th, 2019 06:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marcicatI heard about a local walking trail, so I looked it up -- seemed very legit, had its own trailfinder entry, trail map, descriptions of the blaze colors, all of that. Even photos, including one of the trailhead sign (always a good indicator that it is a Real Trail and you will Not Get In Trouble for being there).
And all the directions were like 'drive to the end of this residential street; there's a dirt turnaround where you can park, and the trail STARTS RIGHT THERE.' Soooo I drove to the end of the street, and indeed -- dirt turnaround! No trail. 'Well,' I thought. 'This is awkward.'
But I got out of the car and wandered around a little, trying to make it look like I was an upstanding citizen, and I spotted a small break in the weeds. Calling it a path would be generous, but it looked more like a path than anything else did, and it seemed far enough away from the private driveway that it (probably) wasn't trespassing, so I followed it.
Probably 15 or 20 feet in, the forest opened up enough to see that there was a small footbridge ahead. Not a trail, per se, but clear signs that people had been around. Enough to make me keep going. It was only after I crossed the bridge that I could see a trail, and even a bit further before I saw the actual "trailhead" sign. (PS the trail itself was nice, though buggy -- same as everywhere, right now!)
So my adventure had a more uncertain start than I'd expected, but it turned out well!
And all the directions were like 'drive to the end of this residential street; there's a dirt turnaround where you can park, and the trail STARTS RIGHT THERE.' Soooo I drove to the end of the street, and indeed -- dirt turnaround! No trail. 'Well,' I thought. 'This is awkward.'
But I got out of the car and wandered around a little, trying to make it look like I was an upstanding citizen, and I spotted a small break in the weeds. Calling it a path would be generous, but it looked more like a path than anything else did, and it seemed far enough away from the private driveway that it (probably) wasn't trespassing, so I followed it.
Probably 15 or 20 feet in, the forest opened up enough to see that there was a small footbridge ahead. Not a trail, per se, but clear signs that people had been around. Enough to make me keep going. It was only after I crossed the bridge that I could see a trail, and even a bit further before I saw the actual "trailhead" sign. (PS the trail itself was nice, though buggy -- same as everywhere, right now!)
So my adventure had a more uncertain start than I'd expected, but it turned out well!
