We started walking on 'The Lake Trail' towards Barbara's Lake. The trail is easy and very mild, with not too much elevation. The leader was friendly and able to answer almost all of our questions. We learned some new plant names and saw some wild animals (ducks, birds). Once we reached the end of the lake on the trail, we stopped and rested a while before returning back to the parking lot on the same trail.
Back at the parking lot, looking at time, it was 10:30am, the exact time the program stated that it would end. Another experience hiker asked if my friend and I would like to adventure the other trail in this park. We decided we were up for it.
So we hike for another hour or so. This hike was more advance than the first hike. We went up a steep trail to Blackjack. Here is the view from the top of the hill.
Coming back down was a bit challenging. Our new friend, Patricia, told us to move down side way down in zig-zag, crossing the path from one side to the other instead of going down straight. It helped. We also learned a few new things:
- The fruit on the cactus plant has tiny torn and you do not want to touch it with bare hands when handling it.
- There is this plant called the cowboy cologne plant which in the old days, the cowboys would rub the plant to release its oil for its fragrant and apply it.
- Mistletoe plant grows on the branches of the host tree which provide the plant with water and nutrients.
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