South leg of Wabash Heritage Trail

I forgot to turn on my GPS tracker this time. So, I am not sure how long a hike it was. But I am guessing it was about 7 - 8 miles. I was hiking almost 3 hours around trip.

My destination was a large exposed portion of the river that I found a few months ago. It  has been under again since then. It is a large area of gravel, sand and shell covered beach.

On the way there I came across a few thing of interest.

My favorite black iron bridge

Exposed roots

Soon to bloom flower

Spider web. It took a while to get this shot. It was windy and I had trouble finding an angle that would show the web well.

A weed going to seed

And finally we reach the destination. Unfortunately I did not take a overall picture of the area. Next time I go there I will take one and add to this posting. Here are some shots of the things I found on the beach.

A mussel shell

Assorted shells, rocks and sand

A lone spiral shell

A feather in the sand. It was a little over a foot long. I found it this way.

Part of the beach was still under water. I liked the look of these fallen trees.

Fallen trees in some still water.

Somebody left a large pile of dead fish. There were a couple of Gar, a catfish, and some carp. There were about 10 fish. Most about 2 feet long. I brought the head of the Gar home. I will photograph it later. I wanted it for my Halloween display.

Fish tail and some scales.

Close-up of some spiral shells.

If you want to see more photo's from this trip click here.