River Meadow's Park - June 16, 2011

River Meadow's Park is a great place for a nice hike that isn't too far out of town. It's about 15 minutes outside of Arlington. There are several miles of trails to explore....some of them are along the river and some are through the meadows and forest. There are campsites and yurts available if you want to explore for a little longer. This was my second trip here and I really like the park....

Here is where we stopped for lunch.

There were some washed out areas and spots of mud....but nothing that was impassable. I would probably wear shoes that you don't mind getting dirty though! We hiked out of the parking lot along the river and followed the trail until it disappeared....several spots along the river for lunch if you feel so inclined... :) Then we turned around and headed back to where the trail branched off and headed up near the park entrance....we followed the road that leads into the park down towards the parking lot and cut off at a gated area on the left that leads to the meadow trails. We probably hiked 3 miles or so....and there were still more areas to explore....

A bee....busy pollinating...

The meadow trails...

Not sure what type of tree/shrub this is...
they always look like little cherries that are all
pit to me....

The first ripe Salmon berries of the season! They weren't too
bad....I think they would have been better with a little
more sun and warm weather!

Not sure what this was either...it was pretty...
but I'm pretty sure it's non-native and invasive...
it was climbing the invasive blackberries...

Well that's all I have....no fungus pictures from this hike....Happy trails.....