April 28th. I visited the Sweetwater Creek State Park for a good TreeWalking time and to take some photos. My last trip here, last year, was somewhat disappointing as we were in the midst of a drought and the creek was hardly more than a gurgle. But this time was a vast improvement, we have gotten a good amount of rain in the past couple of months and the creek was quite a bit more lively and interesting. I love to photograph water, especially moving water. There are several trails that run through the area – some more difficult than others, but none more than moderately difficult. I began on the Red trail which runs along the creek and is mostly easy to moderately difficult and runs about 1.5 miles. The Red trail ends at the White trail where it gets a bit more difficult, a fairly steep climb (mostly stairs) gets you from one trail to the other. After the initial roughness, it gets rather easy to navigate. The White trail is about 3.5 -4 miles long and winds through the woods, past a couple of feeder creeks, over several hills and a nice meadow. This was a great opportunity for me to try out some HDR photography techniques (my first attempts). While they aren’ t the most interesting, or technically good, they were nonetheless fun to make.