We went to the Warmington Ave., John Glenn Grove trailhead after work. Our goal was to check on the goose nest. My hopes were not high that this would be anything other that a routine hike. Of course, since the last time we were here, April 2, things were much greener and there were a lot more blossoms everywhere. We saw a robin building a nest, a blue-gray gnatcatcher (had never even heard of one before) and some white trillium! The goose was sitting on her nest very intently, almost looking like she was playing possum. Everything is so green. We walked beyond the point where we left off last time, and found that the trail went uphill behind the Massillon Water treatment plant and Indian River School. We could also see the stores that we passed on the way here that we thought - from our vantage point - were much farther north. As the trail passes behind the water plant, it borders the Tuscarawas River, which is very wide at this point. It is beautiful here, between the trees, the river and a series of wooden bridges and boardwalks over which the trail passes. We walked all the way to the point where the trail starts running next to Route 21 again. We turned around because it was starting to get late, and we had no bug spray, flashlights or even water. (we walked father than we'd planned, as often happens.) The plan next time is for Kay to drop me off on Walnut, as there is nowhere to park. I can then explore the trail between Walnut and where we left off today. Can't wait!
Trillium growing
Wide Tuscarawas River
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
