February 21, 2016   Frances Slocum State Park - Since our plans yesterday didn't work out and only logged a little over 2 miles albeit all uphill.  I felt that I needed to get back out there so we picked a trail close to the house where we knew there would be no ice or at the very least very little ice.  We have hiked Frances Slocum State Park several times but never did more that one trail.  Today we decided to do the Frances Slocum Trail, The Lakeshore Trail and the Larch Tree Trail a total of about 4 miles.  Not as many as I would of liked but there was a time constraint.  The Frances Slocum Trail begins near the boat rentals. The highlight is the rock shelter where legend has it when the local Indians raided a settlers village they kidnapped a small child named Frances Slocum  and the rock ledges is where they camped for the night.  Lakeshore Trial as its name state runs along the shore of the man made lake.  The Larch Tree Trail has some hilly sections, nothing very difficult

.  The highlight of this trail is the stand of larch trees. Very quiet and serene walk through the trees.  Well worth the hills.