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rozoneill: The hike begins next to the old ranch barn on a cold morning
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rozoneill: The bridge at Bachelor Creek looks like it's been taking a beating
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rozoneill: Bachelor Creek flows underneath the bridge
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rozoneill: A very still livestock pond, except for the ripples caused by a fleeing duck
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rozoneill: Panorama of the reflecting livestock pond
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rozoneill: Seasonal puddle large enough to entertain a flock of ducks
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rozoneill: Lichen drapes all that is tree
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rozoneill: Lichen drapes off the tree branches above the trail
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rozoneill: Leafless branches against a wintry sky were a thing today
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rozoneill: Yup, the trail was a muddy quagmire here
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rozoneill: Hiking in the mud made my boots very unhappy
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rozoneill: Some of those rolling hills and green pastures so common in Kanipe Park
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rozoneill: Just got to love those oak woods in the park
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rozoneill: Oak trees grew in thick stands along the route
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rozoneill: The track crosses an open pasture
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rozoneill: Looks like I have company on my hike!
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rozoneill: I love the abstract pattern of the branches and have tons of photos to prove it
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rozoneill: The Oak Savannah Trail heads quite obviously into an oak savannah
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rozoneill: If you like dense stands of oak trees, this is your hike
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rozoneill: The leaf-littered path shot straight through the trees
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rozoneill: In a solemn ritual, trees stand watch over their fallen comrade
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rozoneill: One of a zillion photos I took of scraggly oak branches
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rozoneill: The path winds its way through the oak savannah
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rozoneill: Oak trees on top of oak trees on top of oak trees etc.
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rozoneill: Excepting the cold weather, it was good to hike in the woods
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rozoneill: This little trail is one of my favorite places in Kanipe Park
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rozoneill: These woods were treemendous!
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rozoneill: A seemingly impenetrable wall of oak trees
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rozoneill: This hike was oak-ay (see what I did there?)
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rozoneill: The trail neatly parted the forest