8 October 2017 Slavin Conservation Area

It was time for a return trip to Spokane for work. My flights were on time leaving me a few hours available for caching evening with the shortening days. Slavin is a good choice for a visit since it is a reasonable drive from the airport and a reasonable drive to the hotel when my trail time is over.

Slavin is part of a butte and offers a much different walk than other local areas. Almost a third of the area is wetlands and there are almost 140 birds listed for potential viewing.

It is well populated with geocaches.

There are often signs of the past use of the parklands in Spokane.

The wetlands were hosting plenty of waterfowl this afternoon.

A juvenile gadwall

The day was growing short so it was time to leave the multitude of birds and the few remaining unfound caches.