Hiking Journal: Radnor Lake 2

 

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Date: May 13th, 2012
City: Nashville, TN
Route: Lake Trail to Ganier Ridge Trail
Rating: 4 out of 5 (Urban Location)

Our Experience

Having only a few more weeks here in Nashville, we knew we needed to get back to Radnor Lake and hike the other half of the park. We started by the dam at the west end of the lake, and hiked along the lake trail until we came to the Ganier Ridge Trail, which was moderately steep.

It was amazing coming to Radnor Lake again. In March the ground was just beginning to turn green, and the sunlight streamed through the trees, bathing the forest in a beautiful glow. Today, the forest was covered in green, and for most of the hike, except at the top of the ridge, we were in complete shadow.

My wife was again amazing at spotting wildlife, including the scared little guy shown above and the deer below.

We are definitely going to miss having such great hikes nearby, Minneapolis doesn't have quite the same level of secluded nature in the middle of a city that Nashville does although I think that might be because many more people use the parks there than here in Nashville.

With moving and everything else, we'll see how much more hiking we'll get to do before we leave. But as it is, I feel like we have done a lot, given our severe lack of time.