Sunday Hike: Hansville Greenway
I had never been up to the relatively close greenway trails and they were a wonderful surprise — 6-8 miles of various loops and point-to-point destinations, all shady and not too extremely hilly, with so many birds and so much wildlife it felt like I was taping a nature sounds CD. Here are some photos from the expedition:
The trails take off from Buck Lake, a picturesque, peaceful small lake surrounded by iris and cat tails.
The trail meanders off through a meadow of tall grass and blackberry brambles.
It quickly winds into deep rainforest – this mossy bench was inviting.
The circle of life — baby trees growing out of big ones.
The wild raspberries glowed incandescently, in spite of the overcast day.
I’m not quite sure what this wildflower is – wild honeysuckle? – but it’s striking.
One of the many viewpoint benches on the trail, the “Quiet Place” is actually a memorial.
The road goes ever on.
There is a fabulous birdwatching platform at Lower Hawk Pond, where I snapped this blurry shot of myself.
I wasn’t actually hiking alone today; these friends accompanied me the last half mile of my journey, keeping about 30-50 feet ahead the entire time.
June 14th, 2009
There is an almost medieval quality about your pics. The 2nd one in particular. I almost expect to see knights on horseback ride around that bend…
I like these photos.
-bm
June 15th, 2009
Great photos Jeri!!! Thanks for sharing.
June 15th, 2009
Awesome photos. More of Zach’s work? He’s awesome.
What kind of camera is it?
June 15th, 2009
Actually, they’re my photos.
Thanks! Zach was off on his own *ten mile* venture scout hike. Kodak Z612… good little camera.
June 18th, 2009
Hello there..
Its nice to be here.
The first and the 3rd pictures looks very amazing.
Its very refreshing to look at.
Thanks for sharing these stuffs.
I saved the first picture and
i planned to make it as my desktop’s Wallpaper.