Scott Bennett won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for Pine Trail of Branch Lake Public Forest in January 2014 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos:
Clumps of snow stuck to the windshield as I drove to a hiking destination Saturday, with Derek in the passenger seat and our dog Oreo lounging in the backseat. Slush was rapidly building up on the roads, so we decided to stay close to home for our snowy walk.
See if you recognize the forest we explored by viewing the photo gallery below. Leave your best guesses in the comment section at the bottom of the page. As always, winner get an high five and a mention in the updated post. And stay tuned for tomorrow’s “1-minute hike” video and writeup on the hike.
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- The “trailhead” … from the back. hehe
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- Oreo got away from us, but he came leaping back!
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- Mossy tree that caught my eye.
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- Pine, pine, pine.
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- Snowy trail.
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- Derek and Oreo looking at navigating over some fallen trees.
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- A rock in the frozen lake.
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- The trail leads to a lake shore.
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- Snowfall obscures the view of the lake.
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- Lake.
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- Oreo and I playing in the beautiful evergreen woods.
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- Derek walking the trail.
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- A bridge dusted with snow.
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- An interesting tree… (I don’t know what kind)
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- Woodpecker leftovers.
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- Fallen tree.
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- Blue blazes mark both of the trails we explored.
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- In this forest, 6-foot-2 is considered short.
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- On the tote road leading into the trails.
