back on the d&l

Pam is recovering well from her surgery so today we tried a 1.6 mile section of the D&L. It was our first venture onto that compressed gravel stuff and she did fine. She could have gone further. Let's wait and see what the doctor says on Wednesday.

We parked at the River Drive Trailhead. You'll see that we had an extra walker today. That's Pam's eldest daughter. She's home from Boston visiting. They tried to trick me bringing her car. It almost worked. This pic was actually taken at the end of the walk.

We began at the Cove Road Trailhead. The sign is about a mile away from the actual parking area. We went back and took the picture but used the car to get there. Daughter was over selfies so she just sat in the car with the engineerings and A/C running. Smart girl.

This section of the trail is fairly isolated. Rt. 145 goes over it and it switches sides of Rt. 145 goin into Walnutport. The next section is about 5 miles. Then another 2 to the Lehigh Gap Nature Center. Once we reach that point our walks will probably get longer and picnics taken. Even today we should have been carrying water. (Daughter did!)

The beginning, near the Rt. 145 overpass was really sunny. Thankfully we picked up a lot of shade as. we progressed on the walk. Both parking lots were filled with cars but we met few people on the trail. Once we reached the shade, it was pretty much forest on one side, some forest and the highway on the other. We were nearly back to River Drive when we heard a creek and could see the Lehigh.

Daughter is a good wildlife scout. She found the frog in the middle of the path. Pam managed to get a shot mid hop. He hustled his but back into the forest.

This morning I weed walked. In white pants. I don't think you can tell. What the hey was I thinking?

Miles/Steps:    1.6 miles

Bathrooms:      None
Wildlife:           Chipmunk, frog, garter snake
Weather:          Low 80s, humid, sunny.
PPE Found:      NONE!