Thursday, August 8, 2013

Lake Hope State Park

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Besides rock formations, the Hocking Hills area includes a lovely man-made reservoir known as Lake Hope. The 2,983-acre park which contains it is a rugged, heavily forested region traversed by steep gorges and narrow ridges, making it beautiful for an early morning hike. But I found the lake itself most appealing for photography. This picture features pink flowers I found growing along the shoreline.
Lake Hope

I even found a swallowtail butterfly sitting on one of the plants.
Swallowtail

1 comment:

Unknown said...

What beautiful flowers! I remember when we walked down there...I didn't know you got such nice pictures:)