Thanks for viewing this blog. Today we are taking the Five Oaks Trail Walk. This is a great place to take yourself and your dog for a nice and peaceful walk. For additional information on the Slate Run Trails walk please click on Slate Run Trails then select Parks and then select Trails. There is a complete list and amount of difficulty of the walk. I hope you enjoy the pictures.
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| Dog Clean Up Bags. We buy ours from Babies R Us. These are disposable diaper bags. 250 for about 13 dollars |
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| Nancy with the dogs and dog bags getting ready for the walk |
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| Entrance on Slate Run Park |
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| Covered Bridge on Five Oaks Walk |
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| The Park provides dog bags in case you forgot yours. |
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| There are also grocery bags available. These they ask that you contribute your extra bags to the park for others to use |
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| Field and a Playground for Kids in the back |
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| Informational sign on what you will see on the walk |
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| Metro Parks' Prairies info sign |
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| Nancy and Bandit starting the walk. |
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| Really look nice on a Sunny Day. |
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| Take time on your walk to smell the flowers |
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| Weeds or Flowers. Depends on the person I guess |
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| Not sure what they are but nice to loop upon |
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| Covered Bridge coming up. Bandit does not care to walk on bridges, but he man's up and does it. |
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| This is a nice bridge with a nice view |
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| Park info sign reminding the visitors to stay on the trail. Lots of wildlife roam the woods |
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| Just Flowers or Weeds or Whatever. Nice to see as they are pretty |
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| Close up view of the above flowers |
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| Downhill on the Path. The path is full of moderate hills. |
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| Mushrooms along the trail |
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| No matter where you walk there will be signposts to assist you in getting back. They even have pictures |
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| More Flowers along the Five Oaks Trail |
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| Notice the trails are well maintained |
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| Poison Ivy??? I take no chances. Remember leaves of three let them be. |
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| I just look at them and do not touch |
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| Rick. Bandit and Belle relaxing at the half way point |
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| A Valley View from the Trail |
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| Nice to see. There is also a few Butterflies flying around |
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| A tight view of some flowers along the way |
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| The Ole Covered Bridge on the way back |
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| Nancy called these "Queen Anne's Lace" There are nice |
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| All flowers are not perfect but all our nice |
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| Some flowers are a little ragged but still nice to view |
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| The Prairie Grass |
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| The Prairie Field. |
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| Playground for All. |
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| Horseshoe Pits. |
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| Pits are in Great Shape. Guaranteed to help you get a Ringer |
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| Shelter House for all |
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| Picnic Tables are everywhere |
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| Just add a table and you are set to go |
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| Marker on the road to Buzzard Roost Lake |
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| No Skateboard Allowed. I do not like a lot of restrictive signs, but it sure is nice walking the trails and do not have to worry about Bikes, Skateboards and the like |
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| Trail to the lake. It is all downhill going and uphill coming back. What kind I Say |
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| The Kids Fishing Lake. Worms only allowed |
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| I just know there are very Big Fish under the lily pads. What do you think? |
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| Fishing Rules Signage |
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| The Workers keep it neat. Doing their job, in the morning when the park has very few visitors |
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| The Pier to the Lookout Station. Many use this to view the many birds in the area. |
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| A view form the Lookout Station |
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| Just a Picture of the Ground. Nice and Wild Looking |
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| The Lone Flower in the Cove |
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| Another Lonely Flower, between Two Wooden Stumps |
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| Info on the lake |
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| This is a sign for the Covered Bridge on the Five Oaks Walk |
Thanks
Rick, Nancy, Bandit and Belle
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