Alleghany section of Raleigh Greenway

We walked the Alleghany Trail section of the Raleigh Greenway today from North Hills park to Aldirt Root School at Lassiter Mill. This is a good hour round trip walk with down hill sections at the beginning and end of the walk which of course become uphill sections when you turn around.

Some Canada Geese were seen in the creek and on the creek banks. I think we saw 4 pedestrians and one bike rider and it was midday and a little cool. We heard a "plop" as we were walking by the creek - a muskrat jumped in the water. We followed him as he swam upstream. You get to see the back yards of some beautiful homes on this walk.

As you approach Root school at Lassiter Mill, the paved trail gives out to a foot trail over some large tree roots, a bridge and some wooden stairs, then you take the side walk down past the school to Lassiter Mill Rd.

Lake Johnson

Today we walked Lake Johnson (proper), the paved 2.6 mile trail around the flood control lake. As soon as we started walking, my eyes started itching and my nose started running. Despite the rain all day yesterday and the storm overnight, there is plenty of pollen still in the air. The wind was blowing in gusts but the temperature was around 70. It was a beautiful day and almost shorts weather. We walked from the Lake Dam Rd. parking lot toward the boat house and even with a quick pit stop there, made it around the lake in 55 minutes. We saw where the trail spur at the dam crosses Lake Dam Rd. (Upper Walnut Trail) and will have to walk that next time.

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Welcome to our blog, a joint effort by the two of us, to record our hiking journeys, daily adventures and experiences. On average, we walk about 15-20 miles weekly and are always looking for new trails. We hope you enjoy our blog

Walked the Art Museum Park trails today. Please note if going, the Art Museum addition construction project is in full swing and getting into the museum grounds and parking is a little confusing. It looks like they are trying to get a new road graded and paved to make this easier.

We walked the Green Trail, Prarie Trail and House Creek Greenway trail across 440 to Meredith and back. It took us about and hour to walk these trails. There is not much in bloom at this time but we did see some Fiddle Head ferns along the Prarie Trail. Enjoy the pictures.

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