Turkey Run State Park

I visited Turkey Run State Park last month. I spent about 7 hours hiking about the park. From about 12pm to 7pm.

I can not express how much I enjoyed my visit. The trees, canyons and other rock formations were were amazing. It felt like I was walking in a mystical place. I plan on going back soon and camping for the weekend.

I took over 400 pictures, most of which were not very good. I am still learning to use my camera. The low light conditions were a challenge for me. But I did get some good shots. Here are a few.

These are some photo's of the canyons.

Some water falls.

Some dead wood.

The River

Stone steps.

Follow this link to see the rest of the photo's from this set. Thanks for looking.

One week later

One week later I returned to the river. The Heritage Trail is still covered with water. Here are  few more flood pictures and some shots of other this downtown.

The trail is still flooded. This is the north side f the trail. (04-27-2013)

The railroad bridge again. Some blue sky i the background this time. Not has much of that lately. (04-27-2013)

Some debris on the river from the trail. (04-27-2013)

Backlit tree and some blue sky. I like the way this come out. (04-27-2013)

Raccoon tracks in the sand. (04-27-2013)

Tree stump in the flood waters. I liked the texture of the wood. (04-27-2013)

A shot of some buildings Downtown from the John T. Myers pedestrian bridge. (04-27-2013)

A texture shot of a tree branch with peeled bark. (04-27-2013)

After The Flood

The Wabash river flooded this spring. Here are some photo's I took a week after the rain stopped.

The south path of the Heritage Trail under water. Railroad bridge in background. (04-22-2013)

A few weeks later after the water receded. (05-05-2013)

North end of the south path of the Heritage Trail. John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge in the background.

I love taking pictures of bridges. You will see more of this bridge in the weeks to come. (04-22-2013)

This tree just appealed to me. I liked the strange curves of the branch's and the peeled bark. (04-22-2013)

Closer view of the peeled bark. (04-22-2013)

Bits of trash left by the receding waters. (04-22-2013)

Some kind of marker on the side of the trail. (04-22-2013)

Taken from a pedestrian bridge over the rail road tracks. To left is the Wabash and the Heritage Trail. (04-22-2013)

The swirling waters of the Wabash River as it passes the bridge footings. (04-22-2013)

Here is a link to the entire set of photo's I took that day.