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Winter Hike With the Dogs

  By David Crowell | January 18, 2009 - 7:20 pm | Hiking, Pictures 5 Comments

I had planned on a bike ride today, but my dogs were looking sad.  A trip to the park seemed to be the perfect remedy.  It gave me an alternate way to get exercise and a chance to take some pictures.

I went to Charlestown State Park, where I’ve been many times.  I usually hike on trail 2, the shortest and easiest.  Since I’m in better shape now, I hit trail 1.  It’s more rugged and 2.4 miles long.  I could have easily done it a second time, but the dogs were ready to go home.

This park used to part of the now-defunct Indiana Ammunition Plant.  Because of that, there are some weird ruins around.  Before the ammunition plant, much of the area was farmland.  So this is hardly “pristine forest”, but it’s still quite a nice area.

The trail starts nice and easyCandy was getting impatient when I stopped for picturesRemnants of something that used to be hereMore of 'emSelf-portrait with timerdscf0439You can make out the frozen creekbed belowdscf0442dscf0443Just experimenting with the cameradscf0445Trees in winterStay out of the crack, dogdscf0450Self-portrait on a bridgeAnother view of the creekbedCandy is cheesing for the cameraSandy has had enough, and wants to go homeBig moss-covered rockdscf0463There was a deep hole, just off the trail, that appeared to have a cave entrance at the bottom

Hiking

  By David Crowell | November 2, 2008 - 7:04 pm | Hiking 2 Comments

I love to ride my bike, but it’s usually a solitary thing, and I can’t take my dogs.

Today, my daughter and I went for a hike in the woods, and brought the dogs along.  We just got back from hiking the easiest trail at Charlestown State Park.  Maybe next time I can get my daughter on one of the longer trails.