My second hike of the day was a very short one mile walk on a couple of nature trails in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. These trails involve a mixture of packed soil and “boardwalk” surface, and go through the zone between the marsh, wetland forest, and fresh and salt water. I don’t always see wildlife on these trails but do more often than not. I’ve blogged about this path several times in past hikes. Just search on “coastal” or "wetlands."
A good portion of the two nature trails I walked on go through very wet areas and have nice board walks to allow one to keep their feet dry.
Beautiful garter snake on the boardwalk path. I saw another garter snake a few minutes later. In this refuge, I have also seen cottonmouth, black rat snakes, a water snake, and a hognose snake.
Doesn't this make you want to take a hike?
Mother Nature sure knows how to dress up!
Here are some photos from this hike.
A good portion of the two nature trails I walked on go through very wet areas and have nice board walks to allow one to keep their feet dry.Beautiful garter snake on the boardwalk path. I saw another garter snake a few minutes later. In this refuge, I have also seen cottonmouth, black rat snakes, a water snake, and a hognose snake.Doesn't this make you want to take a hike?Mother Nature sure knows how to dress up!
I love the wooden bridge and yes it does make me want to take a walk. :-)
ReplyDeleteYeah, me too - just looking at the photos makes me want to lace up my boots! :)
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