Hamlin Park — Sunday, Mar. 31, 2019

We hit the park up on a weekend, which was part of the issue we had. Fully our fault. The parking lot was only 1/3 of the way full so we thought we'd have a quiet hike and for part of the hike it was pretty quiet and secluded. There were lots of screaming young boys running around the eastern part of the park with handmade bows and arrows and things that looked like waterballoons. Lord of the Flies comes close to describing the scene. Once we were away from the boys, we could hear the flickers and the crunch of the twigs under our feet. If you're wanting a break from urbanity, maybe go during the week. That said, it's not a full break even then as we could hear large machinery from construction nearby too. 

The trails are easy to follow if you follow the white posts with the arrow markers showing you the way. Sometimes there are little trails that flow out from the main trail which get a bit confusing. Following those smaller trails though leads to obstacles and you figure out that you've in fact lost the trail. It's not super clear in places, in other words. At one point we were on the main trail and there was a large felled tree blocking the path and we had to walk around it. If you've come with someone who has slight mobility issues it would have proven a bit more difficult to just walk around.