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One of the Columbus metroparks
that I had yet to hike was
Three Creeks. It's an area of the
city where three streams flow
together at the same exact spot.
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-----We began our hike on the Bluebell
Trail, walking just south of
Blacklick Creek.
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-----Just ahead, the Blacklick joins
Alum and Big Walnut creeks.
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-----A couple of fisherman try their
luck at the spot where the
bodies of waters meet.
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-----I'm not sure I was fortunate enough
to photograph the intersection.
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-----This is another view of the fishermen.
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-----At this point, the Big Walnut
swallows the smaller creeks.
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-----Our next endeavor, the Alum Creek
Greenway Trail has a bridge that
crosses the Big Walnut.
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-----The smell of honeysuckle was
deliciously pungent!
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-----Looking southwest from the bridge,
the C & O Railroad bridge can
be seen in the distance.
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-----Glancing northwest,
the confluence merges
in the distance.
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-----Now this is my best photo ever!
I captured this hot man taking
photographs just like me!
Wait! It is me!!!
(Thanks, Laura...)
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----- The convergence may be a bit more
visible in this shot:
Alum Creek is the closest
body of water; the Big Walnut
is the middle stream;
the Blacklick wanders
in from the northeast.
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-----For the remainder of the day,
we will be following Alum Creek.
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-----The water is shallow and clear.
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-----The two trunks of this tree
seem to be trying to find their
way back to each other.
In reality, their attempt
fails by a few inches.
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-----What's this I spy!?!
Cottonwood dander!
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-----The water is so pretty.
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-----This grove of sycamores boasts
remarkable trees!
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-----Ahead is the
Interstate 270 overpass.
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-----For anyone native to this area,
click on the photo to see where this
photo was taken in relation
to the interstate's exit.
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-----Laura poses under the overpass.
(Yeah, she's short...sorry, Laura...)
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-----More evidence that the
cottonwood trees are in
seed dispersal mode.
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-----This is my final shot of Alum Creek.
If Laura and I had known that the trail--
though it continues for MILES--
never provides another view of this
creek, we would have stopped here.
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-----I spied a turtle sunning itself
on the banks of Heron Pond.
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-----This wetland was on the way back to the
car on the Alum Creek Greenway Trail.
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-----These caterpillars were EVERYWHERE!
I wonder what this one became later
in the summer...
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-----Thanks, Laura, for a lovely walk
and good fellowship...
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