Estimated distance: 3.07 miles
Weather: 36°F, fair
Resources: McLean Game Refuge, Trail Map
Highlights of the trip: beautiful sunshiny day, pileated woodpecker
I started at the Barndoor Hills Road entrance to the Game Refuge and walked toward Trout Pond. On the return trip, I detoured on to the Werbitzkas Loop and came back along the West Branch of the Salmon Brook. The trail conditions were a little tricky. I wore my microspikes and used poles. The microspikes weren't completely necessary, but the poles were quite helpful.
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| Cabin in the picnic grove |
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| Basalt trap rock talus slope |
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| Cabin at Trout Pond |
This pileated woodpecker was in the tree as I headed toward Trout Pond and was still there on my return. I spent quite awhile watching him and taking pictures and he seemed completely unperturbed. Of course, he was above me by 20-30 feet, so I guess he had no worries.
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| Pileated woodpecker |
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| Schiro Preserve from Werbitzkas Loop |
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| West Branch Salmon Brook |
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