I chose a new spot to explore Centennial Woods….
…access to spot:
There is a giant hill in close proximity to the stream and beaver sign that is by a wooden bridge. Do not go up the hill and do not follow the main trail. Instead, walk left. You should be heading in a downward direction. Keep walking left and you will reach the top of a hill where you will find skunk tracks in the snow.
I am really happy we did not run into a skunk because it probably would have sprayed us with it’s stink…it’s stink is called sulfuric spray. Here are some fun facts about skunks:
- skunks are mammals
- females reject males after mating occurs
- their diet primarily consists of insects (grasshoppers, beetles, crickets, bees)
- skunks’ spray can be detected from up to 1.5 miles away
- a gland under their tail produces and sprays the sulfuric spray. The sulfuric spray is an oily liquid
