the Way of the Turtle

1.3 Mile Walk at Lehigh Crossing Park
Saturday, July 4, 2009

On the way back from spending part of the holiday with Ann's family, we stopped at Lehigh Crossing Park in Victor to do a bit of walking. I'd heard the plan was to clear the old railbed from the re-decked bridge crossing the Auburn Trail down to the park, but when we hiked up the hill and through the woods we found it overgrown with weeds and wildflowers. We walked along it for a short distance before cutting back through the woods to the field loop.

At the bottom of the hill we took the path into the woods to try and cross over to the Auburn Trail, but the rain and the beavers left it pretty wet and muddy and Ann slipped early on, tweaking her back. So we kept on through the field, spotting a fox and several butterflies as we walked back out to the parking area.

A trip back with a bike is definitely in order this summer... there are a number of new trails I'd like to explore, and the rail-trails are far enough from Rochester that I don't get a chance to ride them very often (admittedly, they're not as much rough-and-rugged fun as they were before they were graded and covered stone dust... but it's still a nice area to ride.)

JMH