This post is so cold it had to be written in Blue. Went for a walk to check the trail out at about 11 am. The trail had began to thaw out just a little where the sun could see the ground . The footing was not bad but, care is needed. Pinecone Trail is next to impassable the standing water still blocks the trail in places and that standing water is ice. Some places you will have to leave the trail and make your way through the brush. So stay on the other trails and you will be ok. The view from the footbridge is very nice with the frozen water and the different vegetation that somehow manage to suvived the freezing temperatures. Saw no animals, guess the deer and others are lying low in the brush trying to keep warm and are not up and moving. Here are a few pictures of the walk
Sure was a cold day to be starting another year on the Cotton Wood Trail.
This trip to the CW trail was a hike/picture shoot day. There were a few brave souls out there this morning which were the regular running group of Scott,Sandy and Jack.
There was also a lady riding a bicycle and a man walking his dog. So here are a few of the photos along the trail.
The Cottonwood Trail
The Cottonwood Trail is a 118 acre nature preserve located near spartanburg High School on Lawson Fork Creek in Spartanburg, SC. It is part of the Edwin M. Griffin Nature Preserve.
The Spartanburg Area Conservance ( SPACE) was founded in 1989 by citizens concerned about the losss of green areas and open spaces in Spartanburg County initial funding for SPACE was provided by the Spartanburg County Foundation. It is a no-profit organization with a volunteer Board of Trustees. More information is available on the SPACE link. One of the purposes of this blog is to help runners , hikers, walkers , cyclist and anyone that might enjoy the use of the Cottonwood Trail by reporting trail condition and events about the trail.