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Hal Baxter Memorial Trail - Fenton Lake SP, NM
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| Hiking | 3.50 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 3.50 Miles | | | |
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| no partners | | Another Trail made into a loop. Seems like the State Parks like one side or the other, but not both. They prefer you use the road to close the loop. Cheaper that way I guess. Tried to figure out who Hal Baxter was, but all I got is Mary Tyler Moore and I don't think that's it. 
Started at my camp and walked the road to the entrance of the Park, where the upper TH is. The trail winds around the upper lake and all the way around to the other day use site. Separate road to get into that day use site, but the trail uses part of that road too. At the group site, I couldn't pick up the trail on the other side for a bit and finally figured out that you have to take the road past the group site and the trail takes back off and goes down to the meadow below the dam. Just after I left the road, there was pink ribboned stakes alongside the trail warning of the habitat of a rare mouse. Hopefully, they are not "mitigating" the owls.
The Trail switches down the hill through a pine forest and hits the meadow below. It follows the edge of the meadow around to the far end and then you cross a bridge back to the Park Road. A few birds down there, but honestly I think most were still at my campsite rummaging around.
Back at camp, got packed up, checked out and then drove to the other day use area and fished the lake for about 2 more hours. Caught 2 small rainbow and called it, as I had many other places to hit on this day.
Nice Park, but a LOT of people. The Wildlife, Birds and Lake were worth it though. |
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