Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Trail Frogs


So I had this idea - I would make use of my outdoor frog collection by turning them into hiking trail markers at the new property. Ultimately I want one at every trailhead and every trail junction. This one is at the junction of the Logging road and the divergence of the Lower West Ridge Trail and Blackberry Spur.
At the junction of Upper West Ridge Trail, Portrait Rock Trail, and Blackberry Spur (which, as you might imagine, has loads of wild blackberries growing along it).
The Upper West Ridge Trail and Portrait Rock Trail re-convene at this spot.
Where the Upper West Ridge Trail meets Octopus Eye Trail.
At the junction of... Just kidding, that's a real frog on the trail.
Tumbleweed is checking out the little frog at the junction of the Lower West Ridge Trail and an as-yet unnamed and incomplete loop along the southern edge of the woods.
The biggest frog is at the northern most point, at the end of the Upper West Ridge Trail
This one is at the beginning of the Old Turtle Trail, named in honor of the old turtle who was accidentally dislodged as we were hiking and slid downhill a bit.
.Where the Old Turtle Trail meets the East Ridge Trail
Also a real frog on the trail.
This frog is at the beginning of the Bobcat Trail, by the creek. We named it because it was a trail that seems to have been made by an animal short enough to pass under the brambles but heavy enough to leave a trail. The first time I went up it, I had to crawl on parts of it.
And where the Bobcat Trail joins up with the East Ridge Trail.
And a little frog at the very beginning of the East Ridge Trail, right inside the gate to the logging road/driveway. I still have a couple of spots that need frogs, but our next step is making trail signs to go with them.

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