Nov. 05, 2010 ~Solo Hike~
Trails Hiked: Ridge Trail (1.2 mile), & Yellow Loop (1.6 mile)
I was having a really bad day this past Friday. Sometimes the only cure for a bad day is a hike, even just a short hike. So, to my computer I went to search for a place to go. I ended up settling on the Parciak Conservation area, printed off a map, gathered my gear and hopped in the car for the 10 minute drive over to Bald Hill Rd. The Conservation Area was easy to find, there was parking for 2 or 3 cars. Being around 2pm on a Friday though, I was the only one there. This Conservation Area is also accessible from Burbank Road, by the way.
I decided to head down the Ridge Trail first to see the Quartz Rock that’s mentioned on the map. There’s a nice plaque on a tree near the rock that explains the Native American’s belief about Quartz Rocks. If you want to know you’ll just have to visit the Conservation Area. 🙂 I can’t spoil everything here on my website, now can I?
Next, I decided to take a walk around the Yellow Loop Trail, figuring I may as well see the rock labelled Meteor Rock on the map. There was no plaque here but I can only assume this rock was a meteor, but since I’m no professional I can’t say for sure whether it’s really a meteor or just a glacial erratic, nor do I know if it’s been verified. Either way, it was pretty cool, so I took a picture of it & a picture of me with it.
After seeing the Meteor Rock I finished the Yellow Loop trail and headed back to my car in a much better mood than I had been when I first arrived here. Thanks, nature.
Happy Trails,
Molasses
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