D&L trail,
Walnutport Spur, from Slatington. Mid 70s or so and mostly sunny.
We crossed the Lehigh R on the road bridge, then found the mostly dirt trail heading south from there. We went as far as we could to where an aqueduct used to carry the canal over a side stream, then turned around.
We crossed the road (Main St) and continued north. Lots of folks were fishing in the canal, and we saw tons of turtles of various sizes (and types, probably) sunning themselves on the logs down in the canal.
At one point I saw what I thought was a deer approaching the canal where it was narrow and wooded, but it turned and I saw a furry tail...coyote? A darker one if it was.
Nice wildflowers in bloom too: pink azaleas (pinxter flower), dame's rocket, blue flag iris, bluets, and some other blue flower...a Sisyrinchium blue-eyed grass.
Nice ride. When we got back to the parking lot Glen wanted to ride a bit more so we started south and noticed the start of the
Slate Heritage Trail, so rode that for a short distance. There are some quarry remnants and other historical artifacts, and the trail itself was pretty shaded where we were, so probably worth exploring this summer.