Mapping The Trail

We were asked by Oliver, the hatchery manager, if we could make a map of the hatchery trail.  This is the trail that we cleaned up at the beginning of this summer (See June 3, 2019 blog post Hiking Trails at the Hatchery).

We have our own GPS.  Even though it was our day off, it’s a beautiful area and the weather was nice and cool, we decided to get out and start hiking.

This trail starts where the road to the hatchery turns off Hwy. 180. 

Trailhead

The trail meanders through the heavily forested hatchery land toward Green Lake.

We saw a few deer on our walk along with lots of interesting mushrooms.

  

There are a few bridges.

Some are more rustic than others.

The large boulders are glacial erratics.

A glacial erratic is a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests. "Erratics" take their name from the Latin word errare, and are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres.

Right before we had walked a mile, the trail opens up.  If you’re ready for a snack you can find blueberries, blackberries and strawberries in this area.

It’s a nice trail but there are lots of roots and rocks so you really have to watch your step.  It looks like we need to get back up here with the blower!

There are a few trail markers but, I think, more are needed.

At one point in the trail you come across this ghost town sign.

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The area behind the sign is a large sinkhole where the cellar was.

At 1 1/3 miles the trail turns at Green Lake Dam.

Green Lake

Green Lake Dam

It then follows the road.

Past the water treatment plant.

Along side this penstock.  The penstock is owned by a small hydro plant next to the hatchery property.  (A penstock is an enclosed pipe that delivers water to hydro turbines).

Past the hatchery building.

Past the big top (where the outdoor fish tanks are).

Past the settling ponds.

While walking on the road, Graham Lake can be viewed through the trees.

We finished in about an hour.

Here is the map we produced. It turned out great.