Trails around
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After a pleasant
(more or less) night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast in our chalet at Pickett State Park, P. J. and I sought
to explore the area around our chalet. It doesn’t take long to discover this
sign not far away.
Thompson Creek flows through the park and
was dammed to create
Peej toddles off down the trail. It’s
about a two and a half mile loop with plenty of good views of the lake and a
small “gazebo” at the very end, a nice place for a rest and perhaps some silent
contemplation.
The chalet on the end is ours. The trail
leads pretty much right up to the patio. Turn around from that point, and the
second picture is the view you get...! Wow!
And if you go just a little
bit farther…hey, cool! Look what you find! This is called
A look across the lintel
before we crossed it, and then a view from the other side. Amazingly,
it’s an even prettier view from there, and it’s not at all a tough walk from
the chalets.
“Dinosaur footprints”?
Probably not. But they are interesting to look at, and
to speculate on the nature of their origin. These are just on the other side of
the bridge.
Back to the chalet, then, for a brief rest
in front of the fire, then we pack the car regretfully and head out, vowing to
return. But we do make a stop before we leave!
Pickett is a terrific state park
and quickly became my favorite. Apart from the caves and arches (and there are
several of those!) there is the lake, which stretches well beyond the dam to
this area, which has a nifty cable bridge to a nice sandstone aerie, and a
picnic and swimming area. There’s an awful lot to do here!
Of course, Peej had to go back and forth
on the bridge…but then that’s what “swinging” bridges are all about! Mom
prudently kept her distance!
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