Highbanks Park is the closest of many Columbus Metropolitan Parks. I had the day off on Friday, August 17, 2007, so I decided to go for a walk on one of the trails. The temperature was below 70, but the relative humidity was well above 90%. http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0364/184926146_iNkTh-Ti.jpg http://billblinn.smugmug.com/gallery/3323085_pctMu/ 2007-08-17T07:51:39Z Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184926146_iNkTh" title="It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0364/184926146_iNkTh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods." title="It's not quite yet dawn and I decided to walk into the deep, dark woods." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T18:20:16Z Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0364/184926146_iNkTh-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 07:16:01 <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ...</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925914_xtJXE" title="The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ..."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0359/184925914_xtJXE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ..." title="The walk to the scenic overlook starts in the woods, but briefly leaves the woods for a meadow with the woods on one side. I glanced to my left and saw that I wasn't the only creature out th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T18:19:57Z Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0359/184925914_xtJXE-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 07:12:28 <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />I got to the overlook shortly after dawn.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924256_MunNS" title="I got to the overlook shortly after dawn."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0373/184924256_MunNS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="I got to the overlook shortly after dawn." title="I got to the overlook shortly after dawn." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-10T02:03:09Z Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0373/184924256_MunNS-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 07:39:52 <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924518_s74RR" title="On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0378/184924518_s74RR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up." title="On the way back, I noticed that that sun was up." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T18:19:45Z Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0378/184924518_s74RR-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 07:53:18 <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184924943_FQNtk" title="In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0379/184924943_FQNtk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines." title="In the deeper parts of the park, the sun never shines." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T18:20:39Z Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0379/184924943_FQNtk-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 07:59:01 <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925435_e7zRG" title="If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0382/184925435_e7zRG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city." title="If I allowed these "weeds" to grow on the property at my house, I would receive a nastygram from the city." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T18:18:54Z Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0382/184925435_e7zRG-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 08:02:43 <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925199_8HXJk" title="Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0381/184925199_8HXJk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks." title="Now it's time to leave the deep, dark woods. I never did see Goldylocks." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T18:21:30Z Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0381/184925199_8HXJk-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 08:01:29 <p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com">Bill Blinn</a><br />Morning in central Ohio.</p><p><a href="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/3323085_pctMu#184925709_6LN2e" title="Morning in central Ohio."><img src="http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0385/184925709_6LN2e-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Morning in central Ohio." title="Morning in central Ohio." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T18:20:43Z Bill Blinn http://billblinn.smugmug.com http://billblinn.smugmug.com/Nature/Highbanks-2007/DSC0385/184925709_6LN2e-Th.jpg 2007-08-17 08:15:16