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On Monday, April 27, 2009,
I took a mental health day from work.
Heading west on Interstate 70,
I wanted to see John Bryan
State Park, Yellow Springs,
and Glen Helen Nature Preserve.
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-----As you can see, I started
on the Antioch College
campus at Glen Helen.
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-----This place doesn't look so big.
I should be able to hike John
Bryan later this afternoon.
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-----After leaving the gift shop and
park headquarters, I headed north.
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Ah...a nice jack-in-the-pulpit...
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-----I have to admit: as I made my way
north, I was not very impressed
with the scenery on the whole.
Several rock formations had
graffiti and trash littered
the grounds.
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-----My shots attempt, as much as
possible, to avoid vandalism.
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-----A natural spring
traipsing down the hill
to the creek...
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-----A sudden noise startles me!
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-----Although the deer ran up the hill,
she stopped and watched me
as I photographed her once more.
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-----Look at this big tree whose
roots are embedded in the rock.
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-----My first close-up shots of
Yellow Springs Creek...
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-----Another creature enjoys the sun.
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-----This is something in the
rocks of this area that makes
the area around where water
flows turn yellow (orange).
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-----This is one of my favorite shots.
I love the fern growing from
the massive stone wall.
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-----Strangely, the brilliant sun
made taking photos today a bit
challenging. Notice how
washed out the left side of
the photo (where the tree
is standing) looks.
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-----Another favorite shot...
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-----I wonder how I can get to the
waterfall on the other side of
the underside of Highway 68.
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-----Another jack-in-the-pulpit...
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-----This is THE Yellow Spring!
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-----A pink trillium...I wonder if it's
pink because of the iron content
of the soil...
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-----Click on this photo to read
the inscription.
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----The boulder on which the plaque
is affixed is about three or four
feet in height. Notice the
size of the tree Helen
once daydreamed under.
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-----WOW! These cascades on
Birch Creek (which meets
Yellow Springs Creek a
little farther west) are
FANTASTIC!
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Violets...
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-----This is a huge stand of trillium.
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-----This is taking longer to hike
than I had expected.
I should have brought
some water along!
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