Wandering Along the Creek

(All photos taken by @paradigm42)
After over a week of the heat and humidity making it feel like close to 100°F, the heatwave is over and it was time to do some wanderings! It was a beautiful day yesterday to be out and about, so I decided to walk a favorite trail along a local Creek.

Due to the heat and lack of steady rain, the water is pretty low right now, but you should see this place in the spring when the water is high and everything is flooded!

I love Weeping Willows, they are one of my favorite trees! This type of tree needs a lot of water so it is not surprising to see them here near the creek. They will pretty much always grow near a source of water wether its above or below the ground.

The trail follows the creek for a little less than a mile. It is a lovely walk through lush vegetation with several pretty spots to view the water. Due to heavy storms over the years there has been a lot of erosion, and it isn't as easy to get the shore in some areas like this as it once was.

The source of this creek starts north of here in a small mountain range in a rural area, and eventually flows into a large lake. The water is so crystal clear that you can always see the bottom. Many different varieties of fish and wildlife thrive here.

This Beaver Dam has been here for a least a decade. (I've been enjoying this trail for a long time.) I'm not sure if any Beavers still live here but the dam has become a part if the ecosystem, and I'm glad it has been left alone and not taken down by anyone.

I hope you have enjoyed wandering with me. I have more photos of this area, so I will post a part 2 in the near future. :)