This afternoon after my roommate got out of class, we all took a drive out to
Riverside State Park a few minutes from the house. Although it's right next to the city, the park is a beautiful patch of wilderness surrounding a roaring river with huge basaltic rock formations.
We spent a couple hours wandering the trails and scrambling up the rocks, and enjoying the comfortable 55 degree day -- perfect hiking weather.
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| Suspension bridge at Riverside State Park |
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| The river |
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| Looking back across the bridge |
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| Cool rocks |
The rocks were the most fascinating to me. From far away it looks like piles of loose scree, but up close you could tell that it was all one solid formation. Huge chunks break off every winter with the thawing of the ice, giving the rock a jagged look, and making it excellent for climbing.
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| Mule deer running away |
The only wildlife we saw were tons of little mule deer. They were fairly skittish, and would prance or boing away when we came close to them on the trail.
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| Roommates and I |
It was an enjoyable afternoon, and great to know that there is such a great state park just a few miles away from where I'm living. I can't wait to come back and explore more of the side trails and climb in the spring!
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