Un-photographed Views of Conkle’s Hollow

 

Most of the pictures taken in Conkle’s Hollow
Park in the  Hocking Hills are of the beautiful
cliffs, vegetation, falls or the splendor of the
Fall leaves from the upper trail.
When I walk through I see the beauty of the
ruggedness of the area or the sights that lay
just beyond the trails.
Such as……

The Violets that find a place to grow everywhere.

even in hollow trees and  logs.

 

A fallen tree that is now a piece of driftwood
which now lies under the falls.

 

The Moss which grows everywhere covering tree logs.

 

The rocks that can be found standing at all angles
and of every shape.  

The many little nooks and crannies that
run into the main hollow and of ancient trees
that have fallen from the cliffs above.

Of the many trees which attempt to grow on rocks
and high cliffs.

 

Of  long ago planted daffodils that grow in the
fields at the entry way.

 

Of paths that are forbidden to walk upon which 
riddle the rugged terrain of trespassers.

 

and of the little creek that runs through
it from the falls into the larger creek
of Pine Creek road.

 

Conkel’s Hollow Cliffs & Caves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black and White Muscvoy Duck

This beauty of a duck was photographed at
Lake Logan in Hocking County, Ohio.

 

 

 

 

Ugly Is

A Turkey Buzzard.

 

But in  nature it still has an important job.

 

 

 

 

Spring At Conkle’s Hollow

 

On a wonderful spring day Wednesday I
took a walk into Conkle’s Hollow State Park
to see what was in bloom there.
There were many wild flowers in bloom there
so the rest of the parks in the area will be
in bloom also.

The Dogwood trees are in bloom at the
entrance and in the woods.

 

The fields are full of blue violets and Spring Beauties.

 

The Bluebells are blooming along the creek that runs
through the hollow.

Downey Yellow Violets were up in the hollow
along the path.

 

Along with the common Blue Violets and…

Even a lighter blue violet was there.

 

Along with a few white violets.

 

Dutchman Breeches and Spring Beauty

 

Golden Ragwort grows on the bank
at the creek and bridge entrance to
the hollow.

 

Golden Ragwort and Violets

Jack in the Pulpit

Trillium’s are everywhere along the path, creek
and hillsides.

Giant White Trillium

 

Wild Oats

Wood Anemones

Trout Lily

This unknown looks like a ground phlox bloom.

The May Apples are just coming up.

The ferns are unfolding with new growth.

An old Apple tree

 

The Ironwood seed heads of last fall will be shed
to make room for new growth and the seeds will
be future plants of gorgeous purple blooms of new
Ironwood plants for this Fall.