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Autumn Elmwood Park

Yesterday we had a short, but pleasant, walk at Elmwood Park in Omaha.

Vicky at Elmwood Park

Weather forecast for Omaha called for a sunny afternoon, but the actual weather changed from partly cloudy to mostly cloudy while we were at the park. There was a bit of a breeze, a little cool, and jackets and hats were part of our gear. As you can see, Vicky also wore a pair of gloves.

We parked by the grotto, and headed up the trail past the golf course, then circled back to the bridge that connects to the back trail on the opposite side of the creek. Oh, there were a couple ducks at the golf course water trap.

The lawn at the park was mostly green, and the trees were pretty much bare of leaves.

Muddy Trail at Elmwood Park

I always prefer a walk down the back trail at Elmwood Park, but this time there was a muddy section of the trail that was just too muddy for us, and there was not a dry detour around the mud, so we headed back up the trail and wandered back to the bridge, and used the paved trail to get to the grotto.

This picture shows the back trail to Elmwood Park Grotto, and the muddy section is the dark area of the trail. The leaves beneath the trees were dry, and squirrels rummaging and running in the leaves made quite a noise.

Craig at Elmwood Park Grotto

Vicky is getting more creative with the camera, and that's me on the other bridge, with the grotto in the background.

We did take the "tunnel" under the road, then circled back to the car, and headed for home and a late lunch of pizza, which turned out to be enough to keep us full the rest of the day, so no dinner was needed.

It wasn't a huge walk, .85 miles was it, but it was nice to get out for a stroll through the park before winter and its snow arrives.