PLOTTER KILL NATURE PRESERVE hiking & xc skiing
Mar 27, 2017 - PLOTTER KILL PRESERVE from Lower Gregg Rd. Rain this morning, temp in the 40s means soft snow. Good skiing on up to 6" heavy wet stuff; faster in tracked areas, hard to turn on steeper hills. Rim of the gorge red trail past the 2 power lines then back. Had to go off-trail upstream to get across 2 streams. 2 hours. Feb 25, 2017 - PLOTTER KILL PRESERVE hike from Coplon Rd. Day 3 of springlike weather, temp rising into mid 60s. NE on the wet & muddy red trail. After crossing a bridge over a tributary (which drops thru a steep narrow gorge) took a L on yellow then unmarked path steeply down to the PK passing thru red pine then white pine & hemlock woods, some ice down low, had to be careful not to slide into the roaring stream. Back the same way. 1.5 hours. Drove over to Mariaville Rd trailhead & walked down on icy trail to top of the 60' Upper Falls - all water, no ice. Feb 18, 201...