Trailhead:
Fantastic soul skiing. This is not for those who like tights and want to just cardio themselves into a lather going in circles--those folks can stay at Ashton. This is for the classic skier wanting excellent glide, rolling hills, and a wonderful nature experience. If your order of priorities are 1. To Be Sublimely in the Woods, 2. To Have Fun, 3. To Get Some Exercise, this is for you.Skunk River:
There are several loops of trails that range from riverside bottomland to hardwood blufftops to creek-carved valleys. Tracks today included coyote, bobcat (sorry, real bobcat, not cougar), turkey, deer, rabbit, possum, coon, mouse, and raptor. Woodpeckers of all sorts and songbirds abound. Also barred owls, who were curious about two bipeds in the winter woods and came by for a look. Big suckers. Eagles hang over the Skunk River.Barred owl track where a rabbit met its end:
Directions: HWY 1 south to Brighton, keep right on HWY 1 through town. About a mile west of Brighton is Fir Ave. Turn right. When the road ends in 3.5 mi., you're there.
