Late Spring Walk

We visited this hike for the first time since winter.  I really love seeing the same area in different seasons.

Last time the vegetation was all but dead.  This time

We had mallows,

Prairie roses (we’ll come back in the fall to harvest rose hips),

Along with more mulberries for wild foraging, and plenty of poison ivy for avoiding.  The water level was higher, and we’ve discovered that the map indicates there is another loop to the trail that we haven’t been able to locate yet–next time we’ll be on the lookout.