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June 15, 2018: Went Hiking in Hemlock Hills/Pine Mountain in Ridgefield 20 miles from me.
A little about the spot:
"Ridgefield's Hemlock Hills, Pine Mountain and Lake Windwing forms one of the largest nature preserves in the Southwest portion of the state. Glacial activity has left numerous erratic boulders and small cliffs throughout the area. Featuring a wide variety of terrain it's a picturesque place and any ride here is bound to be memorable.
The area consists of meadows, woodlands, wetlands and steep ridges all traversed by great trails of varying difficulty".
I only did a small portion which I highlighted here.
And we're off.
Saw this toad near the path.. Fowlers Toad?
Then saw this snake. Not sure if its the typical Garter snake. Yellow and Black?
I heard a louder rustle and quickly looked ahead and saw this.. Hello Deer.
Thing was still as it can be wow. Until I kept moving on.
Lastly.... WOW!! It actually landed on the path 5 feet in front of me to grab an insect I believe and flew up onto a tree. Took me some tries to focus and get a clean shot. A Male Scarlet Tanager. Listen to its song here.
"Male Scarlet Tanagers are among the most blindingly gorgeous birds in an eastern forest in summer, with blood-red bodies set off by jet-black wings and tail. They’re also one of the most frustratingly hard to find as they stay high in the forest canopy singing rich, burry songs. "
It was the most wildlife I saw while hiking. Usually I see nothing. lol. I'll have to revisit again and check out the other trails. I didn't see any views or Lakes.
Total Hike Time: 1hr 50min (with 2 short breaks and picture takings)
Total Miles: 2.85
Total Calories Burned: 405
Elevation Gain: Less than 300 (770' was high point)
Air Temp: 63°F(17C)
5000' Temp: 44°F (7C)
Shorts and TShirt (Thankfully!)
I have a good number of unripened tomatoes right now.
Nobody does crepe myrtles like the South. We have them here, but they just don't get as big and full of blooms like down there. I particularly like the ones on the coast of South Carolina which are draped in spanish moss. Looks sooo cool.
June 15, 2018: Went Hiking in Hemlock Hills/Pine Mountain in Ridgefield 20 miles from me.
A little about the spot:
"Ridgefield's Hemlock Hills, Pine Mountain and Lake Windwing forms one of the largest nature preserves in the Southwest portion of the state. Glacial activity has left numerous erratic boulders and small cliffs throughout the area. Featuring a wide variety of terrain it's a picturesque place and any ride here is bound to be memorable.
The area consists of meadows, woodlands, wetlands and steep ridges all traversed by great trails of varying difficulty".
I only did a small portion which I highlighted here.
And we're off.
Saw this toad near the path.. Fowlers Toad?
Then saw this snake. Not sure if its the typical Garter snake. Yellow and Black?
I heard a louder rustle and quickly looked ahead and saw this.. Hello Deer.
Thing was still as it can be wow. Until I kept moving on.
Lastly.... WOW!! It actually landed on the path 5 feet in front of me to grab an insect I believe and flew up onto a tree. Took me some tries to focus and get a clean shot. A Male Scarlet Tanager. Listen to its song here.
"Male Scarlet Tanagers are among the most blindingly gorgeous birds in an eastern forest in summer, with blood-red bodies set off by jet-black wings and tail. They’re also one of the most frustratingly hard to find as they stay high in the forest canopy singing rich, burry songs. "
It was the most wildlife I saw while hiking. Usually I see nothing. lol. I'll have to revisit again and check out the other trails. I didn't see any views or Lakes.
Total Hike Time: 1hr 50min (with 2 short breaks and picture takings)
Total Miles: 2.85
Total Calories Burned: 405
Elevation Gain: Less than 300 (770' was high point)
Air Temp: 63°F(17C)
5000' Temp: 44°F (7C)
Shorts and TShirt (Thankfully!)
What cool pics!! Love the Cardinal picture. Very colorful and detailed. thanks for sharing!!!
June 15, 2018: Went Hiking in Hemlock Hills/Pine Mountain in Ridgefield 20 miles from me.
A little about the spot:
"Ridgefield's Hemlock Hills, Pine Mountain and Lake Windwing forms one of the largest nature preserves in the Southwest portion of the state. Glacial activity has left numerous erratic boulders and small cliffs throughout the area. Featuring a wide variety of terrain it's a picturesque place and any ride here is bound to be memorable.
The area consists of meadows, woodlands, wetlands and steep ridges all traversed by great trails of varying difficulty".
It was the most wildlife I saw while hiking. Usually I see nothing. lol. I'll have to revisit again and check out the other trails. I didn't see any views or Lakes.
nice! after all your posts complaining you never see wildlife in your hikes, you get more wildlife on one hike than I think any post I've seen here. Never seen a tanager up close, haven't see a snake in a long time. That big rock you spot is of course a glacial erratic as your quote says.
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