South Shore - Playground parking area to Burkett Park Big Loop + Roadrunner Loop

Leg 1 -  Playground parking area > Chaparral > Red Dam Loop > Chaparral > Winding Snake > Burkett Park      3.4 miles

Leg 2 -  Burkett Park > WS to LL Connector > Lanky Lackey > Nature Trail > Tasajilla Flats > Playground parking area     3.9 miles

Leg 3 - Playground parking area > Roadrunner Loop > Playground parking area      3.4 miles

Temp started at 29 and ended at 52.  Sunny with a light Westerly breeze.

A cold start to a pleasant hike along dry, easy to see and traverse trails.  I started hiking while the temperature was pretty cold at 29 degrees and felt the cold for the first hour or more.  By then, the Sun appeared and warmed up the air to a comfortable hiking temperature.  At the beginning of the hike, there were some small birds that felt the cold as well - easy to tell by their fluffed out appearance (photo attached),  Numerous deer to the tune of 40 -50 in groups of three all the way to groups of ten, were searching for food for the first hour or so, afterwards, I saw very few birds and no animals.

Still seems early to me but there were a few agarita bushes in bloom with their yellow flowers out and open. Unfortunately I did not detect any scent from the flowers.

NOTES -

Water, shade, info kiosk, toilets and a bicycle repair station available at Playground parking area.

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

Toilets and info kiosks available at three locations along Roadrunner Loop.  Water and shade available at numerous campsites as well.