Friday, November 5, 2010

Autumn Hike at Lake Hope

 

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Lake Hope is not a wide lake but it is a long lake.

Lake_Hope

This is from the beach area looking across to the highway
which leads to the entrance of the park.Furnace_Trail

The Furnace Trail was our hiking path that day but there
are several trails to hike at Lake Hope.

Furnace_Trail2

Some of the hiking trails are rugged and narrow
going around the lake area and some are wonderful
for a vigorous walk.

LH_CanadianGeese

Geese and other water fowl make the lake
their home.

 

LH_Crane


LH_BeaverDam

Evidence of Beaver at the lake were present but none were spotted.

LH_BarkScale

Beautiful textures and leaves were spotted
along the trail.

 

LH_Maple_Fall

Scarlet maples glowed in the sun.

LH_FallBerries

Berries were plentiful on shrubs and nuts of acorns
and hickory were falling all around us and laying
upon the ground.


LH_FallFluff

Once stems of blooming flowers were now
fuzzy with seeds heads.

Persimmons

Persimmon’s were hanging from limbs over the water
that had not yet been eaten by critters and birds.

 

LH_FallFern

Ferns in the shady areas on hillsides were starting
to back for the winter.

 

LH_FallGrass

Golden grasses swayed in the breeze.

LH_LilyPads_Fall

The lake is almost chocked in the upper ends from
water lily pads which were now turning yellow.
There were just paths through the lilies where
kayakers were paddling through.

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Blends of orange and yellows were all around the
lake mixed in with the pines.

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