Tuesday April 4th 2023

There wasn’t any fog this morning which allowed the sun to get an earlier start at warming the day. Combined with very little wind and increased humidity it turned into an uncomfortable day. The temperature peaked north of ninety degrees. According to the weather report on the evening news a record a new record high was set at some locations in the area. A similar day is expected tomorrow.

I found another set of trails to walk today. Not all of the trails are on the park trail map. There are some cross trails and bypass trails that are marked and maintained that don’t appear on the map. Today I followed a couple of those trails near the ponds in the main day use area. I didn’t discover anything new or exciting along those trails. All I can claim for my effort is some good exercise.

On my evening walk to the day use area I spotted one of the small alligators in the main pond. It was on a food stake out near the boat launch area. When the alligator has just its eyes and a little bit of its snout above water watching the shore, I call it a food stake out. We both knew the other was there. I wasn’t going to get too close and it never got concerned enough to dive and run. Tonight this little guy moved subtlety to keep me in its view as I approach the water. Someone walking a little dog or maybe young kids playing might have resulted in a different interaction. You always need to watch the water and the bank.