Dodge Park in May

I went back to Dodge Park and the the flooding had subsided enough to take a good long walk. There were lots of wildflowers, which I may post later.

Clinton River Again

It looks almost like summer, doesn't it? But the leaves aren't really all the way out, and it was NOT warm!

Footbridge over the Clinton River

This bridge leads to a nature center, and even though I used to be a naturalist for many years and worked at a nature center, I've never been to this one.

Dodge Park

Clinton River and shadow of bridge (look closely).

Dodge Park/Clinton River

Here's a few more shots from Dodge Park, along the Clinton River,
about a half-hour north west of us.

It's sort of odd and disturbing, to me, to have a paved trail through
the woods. It's a multiuse trail for walkers, bikers and
Rollerbladers, and we nearly got run over multiple times. The trail
looks empty here, but sometimes it was totally clogged. The woods
were full of wildflowers, but most people were either ignoring them or
illegally picking them. It was a beautiful spot, but way over-used.
One thing about this area is the paucity of good wild areas, nature
areas, and recreation spots, so that the few that there are have a lot
of population pressure!

Very few bikers are courteous, the way most bikers used to be, saying,
"on your left" or "on your right" to let you know they are approaching
at a rapid rate. I think it is very sad what the world is coming to
in many respects, including these small ones.

Dodge Park

Yesterday was a lovely spring day, the wildflowers were in full bloom, and people were out roller blading, bicycling, motorcycling, hiking, climbing trees and generally enjoying the day along the Clinton River in the town of Sterling, north and west a little from Detroit.