South Shore - Isabel Harte to Armadillo Ridge Figure 8

Leg 1 -  Isabel Harte Day Use Area > Winding Snake >Burkett Park > Burkett Trail > Potts Creek > West Potts Creek > Roller Coaster > WS to LL Connector > Burkett Park     5.4 miles

Leg 2 -  Burkett Park > WS to LL Connector > Lanky Lackey > Nature Trail > Tasajilla Flate > Chaparral > Red Dam Loop > Chaparral > Isable Harte Day Use Area     5.6 miles

Temp started at 52, ended at 72.  Overcast with low clouds, then overcast with high clouds.  Steadily increasing SSW wind at 10-15mph.

A crowded day at the park!  Spring Break is going and there were more visitors than usual.  On a positive note there were a lot more birds than last time I visited.  I saw some pairs of birds and a couple of Robins - not an uncommon bird but at the park, very uncommon.  There used to be a large group of Robins that were year-round residents at the North Shore.  For whatever reason, they disappeared so it was unusual to see two Robins near Burkett Park in the South Shore area.  I also saw a male Vermillion Flycatcher - the first of the year.

Trails are in good repair and there is plenty of green grass growing within the park.  A few widely scattered wildflowers were spotted as well as a few cactus with what looked like red peppers on them.  All in all, a god hike.

NOTES

Shade and water available at various campsites in Isabel Harte Day Use Area.

Water, shade, info kiosk and dry toilets available at Burkett Park.