South Shore Playground parking area to Burkett park

Haven't seen a Kestrel in quite awhile. Unfortunately, this one was at a distance and moving away from me.

User: MikeHikes - 10/27/2017

Location: San Angelo State Park

Rating: 4stars

Difficulty: 1star

Solitude:

Miles Hiked: 6.60 Miles Elapsed Time: 3 hours, 15 minutes

Comments:

Out Playground parking area > Tasajilla Flats > Horny Toad > Nature Loop > Lanky Lackey > Suzanne's Trail > Burkett park 3.5 miles

Return Burkett park > Winding Snake > Chaparral > Playground parking area 3.1 miles

Temps in the low 40's, strong North wind, sunny.

A cold front moved through the area giving perfect weather for a hike! All the trails were easy to traverse; the vegetation is dying out and there were no snakes to look out for. Saw individual birds here and there although near the end of the hike, we saw a few small groups of whitetail deer.

Only picked up a few pieces of trash on the trails so it was a good hike.

NOTES

Water, shade, info kiosk and toilets available at Playground parking area.

Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett park.

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Kestrel at a Distance

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