Beaver Dam at Lastowka Pond
Park Entrance Sign
Huge parking area
Information Kiosk at Trailhead with maps and information
Posted map of trails in Preserve
Maps available at Kiosk
Warning Archery Shoot
Trail Blaze sign and Authorized uses
Trail marker on tree
Trail starts wide and flat
Trail Juctions are marked with Green wooden Posts with White names painted
Trail substrate changes to gravel
Short trail to the Lastowka Well
The Lastowka Well
Short trail to the Lastowka Pond
Beaver Hut at Lastowka Pond
Bench and education placard at Lastowka Pond
Beaver activity near Lastowka Pond
The Loop Trail begins to LOOP near Lastowka Pond
When Hiking you have options
Equestrian Warning
One of several signs that are posted
Former Logging road is now part of the Loop Trail
Young trees create a canopy over the trail
Sometimes the trail is narrow
Trail approaching Powerline easement
Trail along the Powerline
Trail widens out after crossing Powerline
Birds nest atop dead tree in the pond
Wooden bridge to assist crossing
Planks placed over muddy areas
Trail crosses Powerline again
Trail sign along powerline
Single file through thick vegetation
The Loop Trail goes back into the woods and over another stream
Wooden bridge to assist crossing
Lovely stream along the trail
Last time Loop Trail goes back over the Powerline
Trail gets narrow for a short while
Spaulding Foundation site
Vegetation has obsured the view of the foundation at Spaulding site
Historical Marker at Spaulding Foundation
Trail widens out after crossing Powerline
Planks placed over muddy areas
Young forest lets light in on the trail
Scenic resting spot sign
Memorial Bench for a picnic
View from the bench at the Watson Overlook
Two beaver dams along the stream
Wooden bridge to assist crossing
Beautiful stream below the beaver dams
Evidence of a beaver at work
Recent beaver chews along the bark of felled tree
The beaver has taken all the small limbs off this tree
Beaver chew marks on the base of the tree
Beaver pond in the making
Trail made by the beaver dragging branches back to the pond
View of Pond in the making
Information Kiosk along trail
Map at Kiosk lets you know where you are
Loop Trail heads up a small hill on another old logging road
Trail Juctions are marked with Green wooden Posts with White names painted
Sign on trail points the way
Trail substrate
Trail sign near Lastowka Pond leads back to retrace your steps out of Preserve
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