{"id":720,"date":"2020-12-16T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T04:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/?p=720"},"modified":"2021-08-02T21:29:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T04:29:32","slug":"squak-mountain-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/?p=720","title":{"rendered":"Squak Mountain State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Trip Date:<\/strong> December 12, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>Went out for a morning drive on a winter Sunday morning and ended up near the May Valley Trailhead at Squak Mountain State Park. I had not been to this State Park before, so Emma and I decided to stop in and go for a quick hike, down at the base of the Mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We ended up on the Pretzel Tree loop trail, which was a perfect for a slow hike along a new trail, on this unplanned morning expedition See the GPS track on the right. The loop trail is short; we walked it twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning ended up being a great morning to get some photographs of sunrays shining through the moss covered trees. Take a look at some of the photos below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.gaiagps.com\/public\/K0eeTVre1cnYbXyqGaEolRPa?embed=True\" style=\"border:none; overflow-y: hidden; background-color:white; min-width: 320px; max-width:420px; width:100%; height: 420px;\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"seamless\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Squak Mountain State Park -  Morning Hike with the Dog\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o09GukHasTY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Squak Mountain State Park &#8211; Morning Hike with the Dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!-- Final Tiles Grid Gallery for WordPress v3.5.1 free --><style>#ftg-11 .tile { border: 1px solid #ffffff; 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Nice blue sky day brings out lots of hikers.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Sun Highlights the Moss\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Moss-and-Sun-highlights-on-a-Cedar-Tree.jpg' ><img alt='Sun Highlights the Moss' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Moss-and-Sun-highlights-on-a-Cedar-Tree-683x1024.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Moss-and-Sun-highlights-on-a-Cedar-Tree-683x1024.jpg' width='640' height='960' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Sun Highlights the Moss<\/span><span class='text'>The sun does a great job illuminating the moss on the trees<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Light and Trees\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Morning-Light-and-fog-sets-a-nice-mood.jpg' ><img alt='Light and Trees' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Morning-Light-and-fog-sets-a-nice-mood-683x1024.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Morning-Light-and-fog-sets-a-nice-mood-683x1024.jpg' width='640' height='960' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Light and Trees<\/span><span class='text'>A little morning light illuminating the fog high up in the trees<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Fungal Growth Taking Hold\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fungal-growth-quickly-takes-hold-on-disposed-lumber.jpg' ><img alt='Fungal Growth Taking Hold' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fungal-growth-quickly-takes-hold-on-disposed-lumber-1024x683.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Fungal-growth-quickly-takes-hold-on-disposed-lumber-1024x683.jpg' width='640' height='427' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Fungal Growth Taking Hold<\/span><span class='text'>Little orange mushrooms popping up all over this piece of fallen and cut timber<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Bare Tree Branches in the Winter Sunlight\" data-lightbox='ftg-11' rel='ftg-11' target='_blank' class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bare-tree-branches-stretching-out-into-the-winter-light.jpg' ><img alt='Bare Tree Branches in the Winter Sunlight' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bare-tree-branches-stretching-out-into-the-winter-light-1024x683.jpg' src='http:\/\/gravelbound.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bare-tree-branches-stretching-out-into-the-winter-light-1024x683.jpg' width='640' height='427' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Bare Tree Branches in the Winter Sunlight<\/span><span class='text'>The bare tree branches on the deciduous trees are still up there gathering the morning sunlight<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery('#ftg-11 img.item').removeAttr('src');jQuery(document).ready(function () {setTimeout(function () {jQuery('#ftg-11').finalTilesGallery({minTileWidth: 250,margin: 0,loadMethod: 'sequential',nonce: '764e89a290',galleryId: '1',setupFilters: true,layout: 'columns',debug: false,gridSize: 25,disableGridSizeBelow:800,allowEnlargement: true,columns: [[4000, 3],[1024, 4],[800, 3],[480, 3],[320, 2]],selectedFilter: 'n-a'});jQuery(function () {(function () {var rel = '';jQuery('#ftg-11 .ftg-lightbox').click(function (e) {rel = jQuery(this).attr('rel');jQuery('#ftg-11 .ftg-current').removeClass('ftg-current');jQuery('#ftg-11 [rel=\"'+rel+'\"]').addClass('ftg-current');});})();});}, 0);});<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trip Date: December 12, 2020 Went out for a morning drive on a winter Sunday morning and ended up near the May Valley Trailhead at Squak Mountain State Park. 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