Views Along Swamp Creek Near Sumneytown

I went for a hike around noon this past Saturday along a portion of Swamp Creek near Sumneytown. Below are some of the sights I enjoyed.


Reflections


The woods and autumn sky


Cloud reflection


Red berries along Swamp Creek


Moss-covered roots


A boulder - A common sight along Swamp Creek here


Lichen


Do you see the mouth?


Green ferns in the midst of the prevailing brownness

Creek Hike, part 1

This past Tuesday evening, I took a couple hour hike along a portion of the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek that divides Franconia Township from Salford Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. This section of the creek is bridged over by Allentown Road and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It was a partially cloudy evening.


This is a view of a portion of the creek taken from the Allentown Road bridge.


An early spring flower


A rock jutting over the creek bank


Brilliant, green moss on the rocks


Moss brightly illuminated by the evening sun


I loved the bark patterns on this log.


Trees against the sky


Leaf buds just appearing

Yesterday afternoon at Nockamixon State Park

Yesterday afternoon was the warmest day yet with temperatures in the 80 degrees Fahrenheit. It was a beautiful day for hiking and I returned to a different section of Nockamixon State Park.


A lone crocus just off the trailhead parking area


A beautiful piece of moss


A rocky overhang


A large overview along the hiking trail


A rocky ridge line


A rocky lake shore line


A ruin in the forest

Along the Tohickon

Yesterday late afternoon I went on a hike along the Tohickon Creek near Ralph Stover State Park in Plumstead and/or Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was a beautifully warm sunny day.


A small portion of the Tohickon Creek


A moss-covered tree trunk


Another view of the Tohickon Creek


A heavily fungi covered tree trunk


Some rock bluffs along the Tohickon Creek

Hike at Nockamixon State Park, Sterner Mill Section

Yesterday afternoon, I went for a hike in the Sterner Mill section of Nockamixon State Park on the Quakertown side in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day with temperatures in the fifties. But the trails were still snow covered though melting. My shoes got quite wet.


The many holed tree


A weather beatened log over a small brook


Fungi on a log


A view across an inlet


Moss on a log


Fungi on a tree trunk


The turtle rock

Designs and Illusions

A Hike at Nockamixon State Park

Yesterday morning, I went hiking at Nockamixon State Park on the Bedminster side of the park in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. For those who know the area, I started my hike at the end of Kellers Church Road and hiked towards Rt. 611. It was a partley cloudy, partly sunny morning. The trails were wet and muddy but it was a beautiful morning.


Bright green moss and are there violets also? :)


A short segment of a tree full of fungi


Tree trunks jutting up through the ice


A brilliant green moss at the base of the tree


A sky view from within the woods


Fungi - a fascinating pattern


Moss and other plants on two decaying logs

Bergey Mill Park

This afternoon I went hiking at Bergey Mill Park along the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was sunny and warm and the creek was full from a heavy rainfall during the night and early morning hours. I wore my sandals for the first time this year for the hike.


A patch of moss


A section of the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek


Fungi on a fallen down log


Another section of the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek


And another section of the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek


Lichen on a piece of wood lying on the ground


Moss with nuts laying on top