The weather on Saturday evening December 15, 2018 was cool, not to cold, for the event at hand on the Chicorica Creek. As the sun’s glow faded over Sugarite Canyon the flickering lights of over 1500 luminaries took over and guided hikers along the trail south of the Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor’s Center.
With over 1500 flickering LED luminaries lining the .56 mile River Walk Trail south of the Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor’s Center hikers could walk the entire trail with light at night. As hikers came down the trail and neared the bridge on the south end of the trail the lights lining the hand rail of the bridge brightened the path and gave way to a spectacular view of the lazy Chicorica Creek below. According to Park Ranger Pat Walsh the park used the small teacup flickering LED candles in place of a real candles to prevent the possibility of a fire.
Visitors were welcomed to the Visitor’s Center with goodies and drink to warm their hands after the half mile plus walk. Kiddos could visit with Santa in the shelter behind the center near the camp fire.
The lights on the bridge over the Chicoricas Creek on the south end of the trail.
The Chicorica Creek lazily flows below the bridge on the south end of the trail near the visitor’s center
The lights along the trail leading north from the bridge on the south end of the trail south of the Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor’s Center Saturday night
lights along the trail south of the Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor’s Center.
A play with lights along the trail south of the Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor’s Center
The lights over the bridge just below the Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor’s Center Saturday night
The lights over the Chicorica Creek Bridge just east of the Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor’s Center
Playing with light on the Chicoricas Creek just across the creek from the Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor’s Center Saturday night
The stars light the way as the bridge on the south end of the trail is lit up with a strand of lights south of the Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor’s Center
Stars of Light on the bridge south fo the Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor’s Center
A play with lights just east of the Sugarite Canyon State Park Visitor’s Center Saturday night.
