Today's walk was in Alburtis at Lock Ridge Park. This Lehigh County park boasts impressive stone structures and arches. What looks like stone, was once a coal-burning iron furnace and was an important part of the early iron industry in the region. It's a great place to take pictures.
It's been a while since I've been there. Bonnie and I used to do the August 5K, and we've done some training walks. When I looked back in this blog, the most recent dates were for 2014. Five years is a long time in the life of a park.
Of course, the ruins have deteriorated more. They now have fenced in most of the historic area. The county is spending no money on restoration. They'd rather have history crumble. The trails are now paved, as well as the parking lot. Cheaper fixes which make them more user-friendly I guess. Also, the park is no longer at the edge of town. The development has encroached and there is very visible house while on the trail. Of course, it is winter, so maybe in summer, you can't see them. Twice I saw paths to the developments.
There was a fair crowd today. No dogs, but one baby. We did two loops of the park.
Miles/Steps: 2.5 miles total, but that included extra walking without the group
Weather: mid-30s, sunny
Wildlife: blue jay, chipmunk, squirrel. Pretty quiet today. I think everyone is hunkering down for winter.
Bathrooms: I-4.5 at Wawa. Park bathrooms closed for winter. Extra: Wednesday in Stroudsburg my feet really hurt. My toenails felt like they were clawing out of my sneakers. Yesterday I took the time to do my feet. Walking today was almost heaven. I had happy feet.
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