Wild Acres Park and Mort Jacobs Park

 

 

Perfect day; feels like spring.

 

 

 

Wild Acres has a paved, fairly level walking trail circling a small fishing pond.

 

 

 

That's about all you can do though.

 

 

 

And they mean it!

 

 

 

Good grief, there are even signs in the bathroom;

but the composting toilet is cool!

 

 

 

Here's an outside view of the composting outhouse.

 

 

 

Awesome bike rack, too!

 

 

 

The pond's edges boasted some vibrant algae and wonderfully decayed stumps.

No wonder it's good fishing.

 

 

 

Nothing beats bubbling green slime!

 

 

 

Here's a long view across the pond and one of several feeder rivulets.

 

 

White and purple together!

 

 

Two watchful geese

 

 

And this goofball

 

 

A duck!

Did you see the second one?

 

 

Ready, set...

 

 

And they're off!

 

And so am I.

 

Next stop was just three blocks away, or about a minute by automobile.

 

 

 

Mort Jacobs was a bit more challenging physically. The park is essentially a wooded glen with two small brooks that join together before flowing into a tunnel.

 

 

The paved trail crosses water a few times before looping around the north side of the glen.

 

 

The main brook comes from due west and is joined from the south.

 

 

The bridges are quirky, like this one made from a dozen or so railroad ties.

 

 

This one is almost Seussian.

 

 

What a nice flowerpot!

 

 

Squirrel!!!

 

 

Prairie dog!

Oh, wait...

 

 

Here's a view from the north side overlooking a couple of picnicking pavilions.

 

 

 

It was a steep climb back to my vehicle at the end.

 

 

One last look back across the wooded glen