Olde Izaak Walton Park, Leesburg

17 May 2016

Nearly overgrown paths run through the woods near Olde Izaak Walton Park, just enough to see your way. They wind along the ever-mild Tuscarora Creek before ending near Brandon Park, which is just a field and playground.

It had been raining steadily for almost 3 weeks when I made this hike, so I pushed my way through rain-soaked branches and had my ankles lashed by wet prickers. But I was alone with nature, and the pond at the park is always a lovely sight to behold. Several swallows swooped in aerial acrobatics over the pond for my entire stay.