The character of the landscape did shift throughout the course of the trail. We had parked our car at the entrance nearest to High Tor Animal Shelter and started our adventure from there. Initially, the pathway was wide and well maintained. It was pretty, though, a bit plain. We continued until we crossed a meadow where we stood and enjoyed the view for a few moments.
The path narrowed and descended a bit after the meadow, but was no where near challenging. Perhaps 15 or 20 minutes into our walk I wondered if we had reached the end. Out of no where massive heaps of rock and sand were piled up in some sort of construction material storage area. Various Montesano trucks were parked near the piles. To be honest, it kind of confused me. Was the county lending land to the construction company? Is that legitimate? I pondered these things for a few moments before rediscovering the trail.
From there, it was a straight shot. I could see that this "second part" to the trail was clearly where the rail line ran. Various rail road ties were tossed to the side here and there and left to decay. We also spotted a concrete mile marker along the path. It was pretty neat that despite being incredibly close to major roads and highway, the park, which at that point is primarily marshland, seems completely remote.
The trail ended after passing by a golf course where some man was searching for a lost golf ball along the path and ending up in the back of the Pomona Legion with a hideous view of the Rockland Boulders Stadium. There wasn't much to be said for that so we turned around and left the park. The one thing I really enjoyed about this park was that there was no one else there. I can't see myself rushing back there any time soon, but it certainly was a nice, peaceful walk.
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