May 12, 2013
Video of our hike. Windy and sunny, perfect hiking weather.
Spring finally hit Madison this past weekend so M and I decided to do a quick hike at Governor Nelson State Park. We put weights in our packs (30 lbs) and did about 5 miles around most of the trails. Nothing fancy. Just some woods, hills, prairie, and marshland.
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| Started at the blue dot and made our way around the perimeter of the park. |
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| Trail head for Woodland Trail |
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| Woodland Trail |
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| Violets along the side of Woodland Trail |
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| Woodland Trail |
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| Mayapple along Woodland Trail |
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| Quick detour to see Panther Mound |
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| Panther Mound Trail |
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| Back to Woodland Trail, view of a conical mound |
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| Down tree on Woodland Trail |
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| M taking a closer look |
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| Mostly uphill hiking on Woodland Trail |
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| Woodland Trail |
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| Some baby Mayapple growing through bark |
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| Scenic overlook on Woodland Trail, can see where we started the trail and where it loops through the trees |
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| Switching over to Oak Savanna Trail |
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| View of the area that Oak Savanna Trail encompasses |
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| Trail does a U-turn to the right and goes up some rolling hills |
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| Tree burls? |
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| Oak Savanna trail loops around to the right |
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| Oak Savanna parallels the highway |
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| Looking back at M on Oak Savanna |
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| Oak Savanna continues to parallel the highway. We took a shortcut to the right and connected with Red Hawk Trail |
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| Connector trail to Red Hawk Trail from Oak Savanna |
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| Red Hawk Trail |
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| Looking back at Red Hawk Trail and Oak Savanna |
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| Red Hawk Trail ends at road |
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| Dead oak tree along Morningside Trail |
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| Morningside Trail |
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| Morningside Trail is bisected by a road. There's a bridge where you can view the Six Mile Creek |
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| Back on Morningside Trail, heading towards the marsh area |
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| Morningside Trail, marsh |
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| Puddles, mud, and wet terrain along Morningside Trail |
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| Brush along Morningside Trail |
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| This worm decided to take a bath in one of Morningside Trail's many pools |
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| Pet swim area at Governor Nelson State Park |
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| Pet swim area affords a good view of the state capitol |
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| Morningside Trail |
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| Back on Woodland Trail, going back to parking lot |
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| Coopers Hawk |
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| Coopers Hawk |
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