Hiking to nowhere

We have gone out hiking the last two weekends in search of the Covigne River trail.  It should not be this hard to find, but we're 0 for 2 right now.  It's supposed to be a great rugged hike in the national park near us, ending at a waterfall and bathing pool deep in the woods.  Cool, huh?  I'm sure it would be, if we could find it.  We're also thinking this is complicated by the fact that we're in the dry season right now, and so landmarks like stream beds and waterfalls may not actually be there anymore....

Last weekend we did a very hilly 3 hour hike, up to a ridgeline with absolutely no views, due to the dense foliage.  I think we actually found the mythical North Coast Trail, and might have been able to follow it all the way up to some of the northern beaches if we had had time, energy, and more water on our hands.  We did run into a pack of monkey however, which was pretty neat.  We also found some interesting remnants of the American military presence in the park.  Nothing like stumbling upon a creepy ammunition bunker in the middle of the jungle.

Today, after a brief interlude to wander around an old graveyard and church, we found a whole network of trails that led along a dry stream bed.  On the positive side, these trails are totally run-able, and I'd be so excited to do real trails again!  On the negative side, we don't think this was the Covigne trail.   The search continues....