Park Mid-section - Burkett Park to Cougar Overlook to 5 Points Junction and Back

Leg 1 -  Burkett Park > Burkett Trail > Trailhead to Trailhead > service road to Cougar Overlook > Cougar Overlook      3.2 miles

Leg 2 -  Cougar Overlook > Flintstone > 5 Points Junction     1.3 miles

Leg 3 -  5 Points Junction > Turkey Creek > service road to Armadillo Pavillion (NE) > Potts CReek (NE) > Burkett Trail > Burkett Park   3.4 miles

Temp started at 77, ended at 91.  Sunny, slightly humid with a light 5-10mph SW breeze.

All trails were dry with a few patches of mud from a brief downpour received two days earlier.  Deer, a fox, a couple of roadrunners and a tortoise (photo attached) were spotted today.  I also saw a few Queen butterflies and the purple thistle is coming out in places - Fall is approaching although the current temperatures are not indicative of it.

Not many birds were out today but the park is having a spurt of "green" becauise of the recent rains.  More rain is predicted and that is always a good thing in West Texas.

NOTES -

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

Shade, inof kiosk and a bicycle repair station are available at Cougar Overlook.

Water, shade and an info kiosk are available at 5 Points Junction.