First few wildflowers to start off my #WednesdayWalk by @tattoodjay
Wild raspberry bloom
Wildflower #2 Daisy
Wildflower #3 Forget-me-not
This week I went for a walk in the Salisbury Town Forest. The Salisbury Town Forest was included in the original town charter from the Queen in 1761. Over the years the land has been used for many things but had mostly fallen into disuse. The Town of Salisbury recently approved some funds to properly survey the Town Forest. Some of the local landowners were encroaching on the land even putting up Posted signs for no hunting or trespassing.
As a part of the surveying project, the local Salisbury Conservation Commission volunteered to develop a trail.
The trail head has a couple of parking spots and a kiosk.
The trail starts through some heavy undergrowth.
But gradually opens up.
The trail was cleared nicely and is well maintained.
A fun bonus to #makemesmile!
A childrens book is posted - two pages at a time - at intervals along the trail. What fun!
Here is a link to the author and book.
I remember reading this book to my kids. I think my parents bought it for them.
https://ashleywolff.wordpress.com/tag/when-lucy-goes-out-walking/
A sign at the end of the trail explained the Story Walk program. Gotta love small town Vermont. What a wonderful initiative 🙂
Back to the trail and the walk. It is well marked throughout.
Nice mostly Aspen canopy 🍃
Some boggy areas led to me wishing I had put on some bug spray.
The red trail was a short spur leading down to Halnon Brook.
A unexpected bench awaited. Two actually but one is behind the bushes in this photo.
I felt obligated to take a short rest and re-hydration break.
The brook was quite peaceful.
I must admit my trip was partly motivated to check out the brook for brook trout. Just a scouting trip. I didn't bring any fishing gear. I haven't fished any yet in Vermont but am curious because I fished many summers in Colorado growing up.
Some evidence of beavers but nothing active I could find.
Nice undercut bank which often is preferred habitat for trout.
I was a bit off trail at this point chasing my youth lol or at least chasing unseen fish 😁 Log crossings are harder than they used to be 😅
The trail crossings were all quite easy and well done.
Back on the trail, here's a view of a possibly still active beaver dam.
And another bench to watch for any construction activity 😉
I couldn't resist another short excursion off trail.
Beavers and trout are closely linked. Beavers slow down streams and create nice habitat for trout.
Back on trail heading away from the second rest stop. Even in rural Vermont you have to chain down benches 🤦♂️
A final view of the trail leading along a ridge between mature trees.
Thanks for joining me on my #WednesdayWalk. The Story Walk was an unexpected find of the kind that really #MakeMeSmile 🙂
And to have a story book displayed. What fun is that… yay!Loved this walk @steven-patrick 😁
The paths are great and the crossings. Would love to walk it one day. It looks like a beautiful trail 😁
Thanks for taking us along!
Have a great Wednesday 👋🏻☀️
The story book was fun. I started reading each one. Then I wandered off the trail and missed one. After that they weren't in order. Thats probably what a 5 year old version of me would have done too 😊
That’s a shame… but most likely to happen. Who stays on paths 😉 exploring is so much fun.
Enjoy your day further 👋🏻
Yay! 🤗
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thats awesome they have opened up the trails, you know I love exploring trails like this, and what a cool bonus that it has a storywalk, I think they are such a great idea to motivate some kids to get out and enjoy a walk
I do love wild flowers and you captured them and the trail beautifully
Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)
Thanks for checking out my post on your busy #WednesdayWalk. I love ideas to get kids outside. Anything to connect them with the real world 🙂
most welcome, and I do agree I think its always great to get kids out and about enjoying fresh air
Looks like an amazing place for mushroom hunting, careful for the skeeters later on though.
Shush... I kept back a few mushroom photos 😁 The post was getting a little long. This is where I found the mushroom oysters. Thanks for checking out my post
What a wonderful walk! Now I must go look for that children's book.
It was a fun walk 🙂 I like that book it was neat to see it again. Hadn't thought about it in a long time.
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Thanks for the support and thanks for checking out my post @rem-steem 🙂
I love the story walk!!! That was so cool and I have never actually seen one before. The trail is so nice, all that lush green, such a beautiful time of year.
The beaver dam doesn't look active, is it abandoned? Perhaps upstream? I had a beaver dam up my river (in a vacation house on the Canadian border) I went back in the summer to a flooded yard. Ohhhhh.... It was a massive condo they built!
You truly had a beautiful walk!
I couldn't find any beaver activity or lodges that seemed active. Yeah beavers are great if you're a trout looking for some new habitat but not so great if you have a home or a pasture near a stream 🙂 thanks for checking out my post
It was a pleasure! Trails and treks through thecwoods are always fun. You never know what you'll see!