Baylor Regional Park

Maple Trail / Prairie Trail
Saturday August 1, 2010
3 - 4 miles
2.5 hours
Bill Brewer, John Brewer

This morning my brother John and I went back to Baylor Regional Park, armed with misquito repellant.

It's a nice park, with gentle trails through woodland, marshes, and prairie.

Little frogs were all over the trails, so we had to take care where we stepped. And this time, the misquitoes didn't bother us.

We arrived around 10:00 AM and hiked for around 2.5 hours, covering maybe 4 miles, stopping frequently to take pictures.

The park has utility and primitive camping areas, though the sites were very close together. There's a disc golf course; some volleyball, basketball and tennis courts; an observatory for star gazing, a beach with paddleboats; and of course many hiking trails.

With misquito repellant, the variety of environs on the venture was very enjoyable.

This Round Goes To The Mosquitoes

This morning my brother John and I tried to go hiking at Baylor Regional Park.

We got as far as the picture above, which is to say we just started, when we were ambushed by a waiting horde of hungry and determined mosquitoes.

Lesson learned: Always make sure there is bug spray in the bug spray can before leaving home.

We WILL be back.

Lake Minnewashta Regional Park

Marsh Trail Loop/ Woodlands Loop Trail
Saturday July 10, 2010
1.3 miles
2 hours
Bill Brewer, Kelcey Knott



We arrived around 10:00 AM. There is a $5.00 vehicle entry fee, but a year round pass for all regional parks can be purchased for $25.00.

The trail was a little over a mile, with no steep grades. Very easy walking, mostly in wooded areas. We saw a couple of other people (one on a bike) with their dogs. We took a side trail to an open area with a playground and picnic tables for a short break. Temperature in the 80's, didn't need much water. We only walked for a couple of hours, taking pictures along the way. The trees and swamp were interesting. We didn't see any animals except the aforementioned dogs, a few birds (including a couple of cardinals) and what might have been a chipmunk.

There was, to me, the occasional eerie Blair Witch feel to the trail.