Narwhal
Difficulty: 
Hard
Distance: 1.69 miles
Restrooms: Yes
Dog Friendly: Yes
Stroller Friendly: No
Playground: Yes
Location: Rocky Ridge County Park, Wildlife Parking Area
Anchor Clues:
- From the parking area, walk to the pine trees along the fencing and find the entrance to the yellow rectangle trail by the yellow post in the corner of the parking area.
- Follow the yellow rectangle trail and at the first intersection with the bench, keep right to continue on the yellow rectangle trail with the fencing on your right.
- At the Y, stay right on the yellow rectangle trail. Continue for several hundred yards and you should see some houses on your right. Continue straight for a long way. You will eventually start seeing yellow posted signs on your right.
- After a slight bend in the trail, you will come across a different fence that is old and rusty with orange posted signs on the trees nearby. Continue on the yellow rectangle trail uphill.
- About 100 yards after the fence, you will come to a trail intersection with the orange rectangle trail. The post can be found at this intersection.
- To return to your vehicle, continue straight on the yellow rectangle trail. Do not go up the hill on the orange rectangle trail.
- Stay on the yellow rectangle trail for several hundred yards. You will pass a very large stone building on your right. Continue until you reach an intersection with a bench on the left. Continue straight on the orange triangle trail and the trail will eventually turn to the left and up the hill. Stay left at the makeshift tree bench on the orange triangle trail.
- Follow the trail straight until you see the fencing by the park bench. The trail will curve to the right and take you back to the parking area.
Recommended Books:
- Narwhals by Jessie Alkire
- Narwhals and Other Whales by Mary Pope Osborne
- Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima
- Never Say Narwhal by Jarrett Krosoczka
- Someday, Narwhal by Lisa Mantchev
Pearls of Wisdom:
- Narwhals are called the “unicorns of the sea” because of their large tusks, but they actually belong to the whale family.
- They change color as they grow older - babies are blue-gray, young narwhals are blue-black, adults are grey and old narwhals are almost completely white.
- Only male narwhals have a tusk, and some may even grow a double tusk, which can be up to 9 feet long and weigh more than 22 pounds.
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