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| Mute Swan |
Today we started at the Manchester Road trailhead, just south of Lake Nesmith. We had stopped here before, but had not ventured very far in either direction. Today was sort of a cool day - 40 degrees - but it was mostly sunny. We walked northeast, which is how the trail runs here. We were walking along the canal and there were houses whose back yards were right on the canal. It was sort of junky in this area, but we did encounter a surprise. Off to the east, in the distance, we saw a heron rookery that we didn't even know existed. At first we thought it might be abandoned, but then we say some herons in the nests off in the distance. We also saw a white swan in the canal, which was very pleasant. One of the things we passed was a sign noting that we were at the highest elevation of the entire canalway. That was pretty exciting. At one point, Kay decided she wanted to stop and watch for birds. I kept walking and made it all the way to Summit Lake in Akron. Kay headed back to the car when she was done bird watching and picked me up at the Summit Lake trailhead.
Surprise heron's nests
A swan swims in the canal
High elevation
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