At The End of The Hike – The temperature was in the 80s, and I had just finished my hike with 920′ of elevation gain, so I’m allowed to look a little sweaty. +3
Busiek State Forest and Wildlife area
Dry Falls – Panorama.
Dry Falls – We’ve never seen more than a trickle pouring over these falls. They obviously run well when it rains, even if only briefly.
Twin Trunks – I loved the way the light caught these two trees on either side of the creek bed.
Woods Fork – Panorama
Woods Fork – Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area. 2 pictures
Day Hike on the Busiek Yellow Trail. Today we decided to take one of the easier trails, and spend a bit of time looking around. Two-minute read, 30 pictures
Woods Fork, Busiek. Just below the bridge by the east parking Lot. 2 pictures
Creek Crossing. There are a total of five places where you have to cross Woods Fork. 3 pictures
Snack Break. We stopped at the Woods Fork crossing to have a quick break. 4 pictures
Ginger crossing Woods Fork, and a couple of views of the ridge to the south. 3 pictures
Decimation. The lower ground alongside the creek took quite a beating during the recent rain and this area must have looked very impressive when Woods Fork flooded. 3 pictures
Easy Hiking. The colors and way that the vines were over-running the trees were asking to be captured. 4 pictures
Trail Closed. This is the start of ‘The Van Trail’ For a closed trail it gets quite a lot of traffic.
Dropping Down towards Woods Fork. 6 pictures
Edge – Getting near the glades on the Busiek Red / Yellow Trail. 4 pictures
Spring Daffodils – Carter Family Cemetery – Busiek Red / Yellow Trail. We hiked up the ridge and past the Carter Family Cemetery. 3 pictures
Overlooking Woods Fork. At the top of the ridge of the Yellow/Silver trail I’ve noticed a side-trail. 4 pictures
About to Descend. Notice how the trail disappears from view here? It’s steep and covered in loose gravel. 2 pictures
Gnarly Tree. I love the shape and look of this trail-side tree. 3 pictures