Category: State park

photo of vista from Bull Run Mountain Conservancy trail

Bull Run Mountain Conservancy, Virginia offers a nice, simple, quiet trail with some ruins of stone building.

Related: Mason Neck State Park, VirginiaGreat Falls, VirginiaSkyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

trees in Forest Glen Preserve

Forest Glen Preserve provides a nice walk through forest (mainly) and some prairie. While walking through the forest I lost the trail and eventually found to a farmers field and followed the road back to the entrance.

Related: Green Lantern plant, Forest Glen PreserveHeliotrope Ridge Trail, North Cascades National ParkParfrey’s Glen Natural Area, Wisconsin

photo of beach and ocean at Huntington Beach State Park
The beach at Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina.

ruins of a building in a cypress swamp.

Facade of an old building in the cypress swamp in Cypress Gardens, South Carolina. You can rent canoes to boat through the swamp: I recommend it. See a view of the ruins of the side of the building.

photo of Antelope on Antelope Island

Antelope on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake, Utah

Antelope on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island State Park, Utah. Great hikes and wonderful views, especially with the storm clouds on the day I was there.

view of the Great Salt Lake

Photo from Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake.

photo of Waterfall

Waterfall on the Mount Timpanogos Trail, Utah.

Clouds above Rocky Gap State Park

Clouds at Rocky Gap State Park in Maryland.

photo of two turtles

Two turtles covered in algae in Mason Neck State Park, Virginia.

view of Rocky Mountains

The top of the Mesa Trail in Boulder, Colorado offers a great view of the Rocky Mountains. It is a wonderful, steep (over 3,000 feet in elevation gain), 6 mile, round trip, hike.