点评:Mid Nov to mid Dec 2023 was the best time to see bears Between 4 Mile and 5.5 Mile marker first a family of 3 Shy but were easy to see along the trail. Then Came along a Family of 4 they loved the trail way to much and wanted to make the trail their new home and invited the other three to Join them so the cubs could play Mothers were protective at first but soon got use to getting out of the way of Hikers, Some Hikers were just as scared of the bears as the Bears of them. Finally, a Femal jogger scared the Family of 4 as much as they scared her and they then jumped into the water and swam and walked across the 1/2 mile of marsh out of the Bear trail area for good. Borred the other family left a few days later. But Boo Boo (my name for him) the three Lagged Bear that lives to the right of the trail starting point can been seen many nights right around sunset when he comes out to see if anyone left any food on the trail by accident, he is often seen around the homes outside the park checking out the local trash cans for an easy quick snack. I have seen 8 Bears on the same day and no bears for months other days I have seen many water birds, Owls plus at the 2.5 Mile Mark don't look up at the 25 very fat Buzzards they can be intimidating the same with the wild Bores where the males can be aggressive when the little ones are around, You have to look close to see the Alligators they sleep along the trail and look fake at first glance. I have seen deer. snakes, one river otter and more Mosquitoes than one might expect so use lots of protection on all exposed skin and any thin clothing. Hardy shoes are needed unless your just going out the first 2 miles along the river and then back to the parking lot (I would not recommend walking out after a rain without boots). I have never seen the parking lot full but close to it on new year's weekend. Great place to get away from the city life and take a small look at animals and nature in the wild and get some good exercise at 7.1 miles long.
翻译:2023 年 11 月中旬至 12 月中旬是观赏熊的最佳时间,位于 4 英里和 5.5 英里之间,首先是 3 只害羞的家庭,但沿着小路很容易看到。然后一家四口来到了这里,他们非常喜欢这条小路,想把这条小路当作他们的新家,并邀请其他三只幼崽加入他们,这样幼崽就可以玩耍。 妈妈们一开始很保护,但很快就习惯了离开小路。徒步旅行者的方式,一些徒步旅行者就像害怕熊一样害怕熊。最后,一名女性慢跑者吓坏了这个四口之家,就像他们吓坏了她一样,然后他们跳进水里游泳,并永远走出熊踪迹区域,穿过 1/2 英里的沼泽。几天后,其他家人就离开了。但是布布(我给他起的名字)是住在步道起点右侧的三只拉格熊,很多个夜晚日落时分,当他出来查看是否有人不小心在步道上留下食物时,都可以看到他,他是经常可以看到公园外的房屋周围有很多人在检查当地的垃圾桶,寻找简单的快餐。我在同一天看到了 8 只熊,其他日子里几个月都没有看到熊 我看到了很多水鸟、猫头鹰,再加上 2.5 英里标记,不要抬头看 25 只非常胖的秃鹰,它们可以像野生一样吓人当小鳄鱼在附近时,雄性可能会变得具有攻击性,你必须仔细观察才能看到鳄鱼,它们睡在小径上,乍一看看起来很假。我见过鹿。蛇、一只水獭和比人们想象的更多的蚊子,所以在所有暴露的皮肤和任何薄衣服上都要采取大量的保护措施。除非您只是沿着河走前 2 英里,然后返回停车场(我不建议您在雨后不穿靴子出门),否则需要穿耐寒的鞋子。我从来没有见过停车场满了,但在新年周末却接近满了。 7.1 英里长的好地方,是远离城市生活、近距离观察野生动物和大自然、锻炼身体的好地方。