Leon Creek Greenway, O. P. Schnabel Park Trailhead, North

Friday, September 2, 2011

Today's photos:

The O. P.Schnabel Park Trailhead is near the west boundary of the park, so to get to the Leon Creek Greenway (pdf map link) trail one must first walk east and south through the park. This is a good distance to walk in and of itself. Once I got to the greenway trail, I walked north on the paved trail to Prue Rd and returned on a dirt trail most of the distance back to the park trail. This section of the trail goes through riparian woodland that is very different from the trail north of Prue Rd.

It was another intense walk filled with any number of encounters that embody this blog's theme of inspiring wonder, awe and delight. Once again, I will let the photos speak for themselves. There were a couple more encounters I will present in upcoming Tuesday / Thursday posts. All the encounters: the dove walking across the trail, the flycatcher peeking out from the mesquite tree, the white-tailed deer and more, were literally unexpected, because I can never truly anticipate what will appear along a trail on any given day.