great neighborhood park

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User: manwithdog - 1/15/2005

Location: Dick Nichols Park

Difficulty: halfstar  Solitude: 3stars
Miles Hiked: 2.00 Miles  Elapsed Time: N/A

Comments: Willow and I would like to encourage all persons with dogs to pick up after your critter (quite a bit of leavings on/along this trail). That aside, I was surprised at how nice this trail is, being that it's in the middle of a well developed neighborhood. Not much traffic noise, and we only met 4 or 5 other folks out enjoying the day. Lots of tree-cover and birds (cardinals, mockingbirds, and some yellowish wren sized ones that wouldn't sit still). For days when you don't feel like trudging up and down hill, this little trail is a good one.

Area around Dick Nichols Park
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