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rozoneill: The wetland at Jacksonville Reservoir was our starting point
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rozoneill: Ducks make themselves at home in the reservoir
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rozoneill: Bridge crossing over Jackson Creek, designed to look like a railway trestle
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rozoneill: We stopped to check out the railway trestle that goes only halfway across the gorge
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rozoneill: Chuck leads the way
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rozoneill: Partially shaded trail on a beautiful springlike day
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rozoneill: Jackson Creek was carrying a bit more water than on my last visit two weeks prior
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rozoneill: Jackson Creek moves right along
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rozoneill: A mossy and brushy piece of the Norling Trail
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rozoneill: A moment of reflection on Jackson Creek
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rozoneill: Moss blanketed tree trunks and limbs
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rozoneill: A tangled mess of trees and branches
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rozoneill: Moss claims a maple leaf as its own
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rozoneill: The hike gave plenty of quality forest time today
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rozoneill: Trail through the moss, ferns, and brush
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rozoneill: Still life with moss and tree
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rozoneill: A boardwalk narrowly avoided a smiting
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rozoneill: A narrow path on which to hike on
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rozoneill: Forest snapshot
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rozoneill: Hikers pause for a breather on a steady uphill part of our route
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rozoneill: A regathering at Norling Mine
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rozoneill: We continue on the Atsahu Trail
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rozoneill: A forest of young trees populated the slopes of the park
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rozoneill: A veritable wall of trees
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rozoneill: A forest opening provided a view of a neighboring ridge
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rozoneill: Umbels of white manzanita flowers dangle in the sunlight
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rozoneill: Manzanita blooms of the pink kind
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rozoneill: Manzanita blooming on a fine spring day, even though it's technically still winter
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rozoneill: My lunchtime view
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rozoneill: Oaks toothwort made an appearance here and there