I can’t lie, night owls: I’ve put on a little bit of weight over the holidays. And I imagine some of you have too. Well, I can’t think of a better motivator than our beautiful national park!
Today on KCKR, your community station for all things Ashwood Creek, we’ll talk about some of the park’s landmarks that you can explore on your New Years Resolution hikes!
The Visitor Center
Whether you’ve hit the trails a thousand times or you’re just visiting the area as a little start-of-the-year treat, you should at least pass by the Visitor Center. It’s the best way to learn about closed trails and weather conditions, get in touch with any of our park rangers, or go for a final, comfortable bathroom trip before you fully, uh, immerse yourself in nature...
And don’t forget to pick up a map on your way out!
Granite Ridge
From the Visitor Center, you can move on to one of the park’s most stunning hiking areas: Granite Ridge. Saunter along the Granite Trailhead as you can feel the terrain slowly getting hillier & rockier. Get some rest & relaxation at one of our picturesque picnic spots before you trek down the ridge’s mighty rock faces while the nearby creek whispers to-…
Sorry, I got a little poetic there. What I’m trying to say is: Hike the Granite Trail. It’s really worth it.
The Ranger Cabin
Finally, I’ll let you in on a little insider info. Have you ever seen those little cabins strewn across the park? Those are for our Park Rangers! Whenever they need to rest for a bit or warm up in the colder months to do some work, they can just pop inside a cabin and light a fire – there’s even a bed!
So if you’re ever in an emergency, or just looking for a park ranger to help you out: the cabin is your best bet.
Listeners, there’s a lot of other stunning & interesting landmarks in Ashwood Creek National Park, but I’ll leave you with these for now. You can discover the depths of Misty Lake & the stunning vistas on Sentinel Lookout by grabbing a map from the Visitor Center and just going on a little adventure.
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