I initially photographed along a roadway through Brown County State Park on a foggy morning, then took a long hike through the forest. Photos in this post and a number in the previous post (part 22) were taken along that forest hiking trail.
Foggy Morning 31, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023Foggy Morning 32, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023Foggy Morning 33, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023Tall Foggy Fall 7, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023Dense Fall 7, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023
The fog was getting thinner now and it became more difficult to capture the fog in my images. I elected to stop photographing as it was getting late in the morning and I was getting hungry for breakfast and caffeine. I’m sure the hiking trail was not of great length, but it seemed like it took me a considerable time to get back to a a roadway. Then I had to hike a considerable distance along a roadway to return to my vehicle.
More photos from a hike along an Indian forest trail in the fall of 2023.
Forest Trail 40, Indiana, October 27, 2023Fading Blush, Indiana, October 27, 2023The Change, Indiana, October 27, 2023Forest Trail 44, Indiana, October 27, 2023Forest Trail 45, Indiana, October 27, 2023Tall Fall, Indiana, October 27, 2023
This wraps up my hike and photography along this forest trail. Upon arriving back at my vehicle, I drove on along the forest roadway, looking for more fall scenes to photograph.
Dense Fall 4, Indiana, October 27, 2023Forest Spotlight, Indiana, October 27, 2023Basking, Indiana, October 27, 2023Fall Shadow, Indiana, October 27, 2023Leaves of Two, View Through, Indiana, October 27, 2023Forest Trail 25, Indiana, October 27, 2023Out on a Limb, Indiana, October 27, 2023Take a Walk on the Sunny Side, Indiana, October 27, 2023Last Stop, Indiana, October 27, 2023Sunlight Dappled Forest, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Today I drove down backroads heading generally in the direction of a state forest and a wilderness area. Along the way I stopped at a stream and shot a few images of the stream and wooded area around it.
Fall Creek and Reflections, Indiana, October 27, 2023Transformation, Forest Trail 1, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Shortly after getting onto a roadway in a state forest, I parked in a pull out to have a look around. I did not plan to stay long, but wanted to see what this area had to offer in the nearby woods.
Reds and Yellows, Forest Trail 2, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Even though it was late October, it was a warm day and mosquitos were buzzing around as I walked down an old forest roadway. Usually, mosquitos are not a problem here at this time of the year, so I had not brought insect repellant and frequent swatting and waving off mosquitoes was a distraction.
Holding On, Forest Trail 3, Indiana, October 27, 2023
As I wandered along the faint roadway, it eventually turned into an official hiking trail. I walked quite a way along this trail. As I got deeper into the woods the mosquitoes became less of a problem, making stopping to shoot photos more pleasant.
Forest Trail 4, Indiana, October 27, 2023Forest Trail 5, Indiana, October 27, 2023Purple Fringe, Indiana, October 27, 2023Dense Fall, Forest Trail 6, Indiana, October 27, 2023Forest Trail 7, Indiana, October 27, 2023Fall Fashion, Forest Trail 8, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Ogle Lake Fall 1, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 25, 2023
After my sunrise shoot, I hiked a short distance along the north side of Ogle Lake in Brown County State Park, Indiana getting a few fall images.
Ogle Lake Fall 2, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 25, 2023Ogle Lake Fall 3, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 25, 2023Ogle Lake Fall 4, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 25, 2023Ogle Lake Fall 5, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 25, 2023Ogle Lake Fall 6, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 25, 2023Roots, Ogle Lake Trail, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 25, 2023Placid Fall, Ogle Lake, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 25, 2023
That’s it for this morning’s shoot. Until next time,
On our hike back to the parking lot, we took an obvious route towards a large feature that we had hiked past on our way in. This route went alongside the rock outcrop from which the Fire Wave is formed.
Fire Wall
That large rock feature towards which this outcrop points, is our destination for joining up with the official trail back to the parking lot.
Against the WallLaminar DesertThe Not So Grassy SlopeShadow Divide
Early morning shadow and light seem to be divided by the meeting of two different rock formations. The meeting of these two different rock deposits forms a low area, where sand accumulates and desert vegetation takes root.
Pebble Ridge
I noted many small pebbles accumulated in the ridges of this rock outcrop. Initially, I thought maybe tourist were tossing these into the grooves, but now I think it is a natural accumulation. Maybe strong winds blow the pebbles along the rock face until the pebbles drop into a place that is somewhat protected from the wind.
One of the better known and most popular geological features in Valley of Fire is The Fire Wave. The beginning of the hike to this feature is well marked and apparent, but the trail soon becomes not so apparent. We found a couple of others on the trail in the early morning of our visit , at least one of whom had been there previously, and he was confused about the trail, too.
We headed in opposite directions, wandered around for awhile, found a marker telling us we missed the trail, doubled back and eventually found our way to the Fire Wave.
The two we had separated from earlier had also found their way and another photographer had arrived before any of us. Those three were occupying the best vantage point for shooting the Fire Wave in the AM, so I shot from other directions, until those arriving first vacated their spots.
Fire Wave 1
The shadow of one photographer and his tripod can be seen in the lower center of this first image.
The Fire Wave, East Side
While waiting for the other photographers to finish their shooting, I wandered around to the east side of the feature to see what it looked like from there, making a couple of images.
Fire Wave, East Side 2Fire Wave
After the other photographers were satisfied with their shots, I moved into a better spot for shooting this feature. The Fire Wave is best shot at sunset, rather than sunrise, but then one has to deal with a crowd of folks, since most ordinary visitors do not get out at sunrise.
After a morning shoot, my son and I decided to take a short hike in another part of the park, before. the crowds of tourists began to get out and about.
Movie Set Remains
It is not surprising that this area is a popular one in which to film portions of western movies. The image above is of the remains of one of those movie sets.
Where Many Have Trodden
A portion of our early morning hike went through a slot type canyon. The many footprints in the sand indicates the number of people that have recently hiked this way.
Natural PathwayClosing InRock FeaturesThrough A Rock’s Eye
