McAllister Park, Walk #3

When you see this sign posted at the trailhead, it is a fairly good indication that you better remain alert:

I didn't see any of the species listed and probably would have been totally awestruck if I had, but we are talking serious nature trails here.

Today's walk covered the area northwest of the Turkey Roost Pavilion at McAllister Park to the boundary line with the Blossom Golf Center. The north end of the park is limited to hiking and cross country biking, so this is more accurately a nature preserve than the rest of the park.

Today's photos:

As can be seen in several of the photos, the park has numerous intermittent streams that flow into Mud Creek which flows through the center of the park and merges with Salado Creek just south of the park. All of the creeks in the area are intermittent.

Unlike the deer that I encountered on my previous walk, the absolutely beautiful buck pictured here was wild and behaved in a totally natural way.

As of now, my plan for next week is to walk the trails that go further to the north along Mud Creek towards Thousand Oaks Dr.