jacobsburg with pam

This morning I met Pam at the Rt. 33 Park and Ride and we went to Jacobsburg to walk. It was fairly empty for a Friday morning, but I think school isn't out yet for most. Mostly we saw people walking dogs.

Immediately we saw that they were doing reno along the creek banks along the Henry's Woods trail. It was all fenced off in orange snow fence. 

There were periodic breaks where they build gravel entrances into the creek. Some, like the one above, were flat and you could walk or roll right in. The water was fairly shallow. Other's had wide shallow "stairs" that you had to go down. 

We stayed on that path until the far parking lot. Then we crossed the bridge and started coming back the other side. I didn't have my walking stick and we came to the sign that said "Hazardous Trail" -- rocks, roots, steep inclines, the whole 9 yards. Of course we continued. Eventually we got the the problem area. There were steps. I thought we might go down them and pick up a creek trail. No such luck. We went back up the stairs and back the way we came in.

Miles/Steps:    7,091 steps according to my phone.
Weather:          sunny, mid 80s. Shady at start. Sunny at finish

Wildlife:           a lot: 2 chipmunks. Bullfrog. little frog. at least 3 swallowtails. Mouse. Heard so many birds.

Bathrooms:      I-4.5  The bathrooms are now co-ed. There is a sign that says restroom with a boy and a girl. There were urinals in both. I toyed with giving mine a 5 but the locks were less than stellar. The handle lock didn't push in, and the turn nob didn't go all the way. I had a great fear someone was going to walk in.