McAlpine Creek Park’s 5K Cross Country course is a great place to run or 
hide. Home to the NAIA Cross Country Championship for the past 22 years, this course is a gem for Charlotte’s running community. As the thousands of annual visitors visit this park, I wonder if they have found the wonders I found hiding along the trail.
McAlpine Creek Park has it all…open fields, McAlpine Creek, swampy forests, ponds, upland forest and an adjacent greenway. If you chose to walk instead of run the course, you might come across a Barred Owl or Bullfrog hiding and watching.
Barred Owl (fledgling)
Bullfrog
I wonder how many runners they have watched…maybe they are just waiting for the next race? Or maybe they are simply enjoying their Outdoor Experience!
Outdoor Experiences 