Wildlife Pond Loop BBA Hollis Photo Gallery
A beautiful view of the pond
Plenty of parking across from the trailhead
Trail Sign
Careful crossing route 130 to trailhead, there is a lot of traffic
Entrance to the trail
Small parking area enough for 3 cars on the North Side of the trail
The trail starts off wide and flat and easy to navigate
The trail invites you to explore
The trail is wide and flat and easy to navigate
An ancient oak and information placard
One of the many sturdy bridges to help navigate over wet area
Beautiful Views from the bridge
Trickling stream alongside the trail
The trail becomes more narrow as it follows alongside the stream
Large erratic can be seen along the trail
A hitchhiker
Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly
A boardwalk over muddy spots
A view of the Wildlife Pond full of blooming water lilies
Baby Skunk sleeping in the grass
The baby skunk is asleep in this area between the two posts.... Could you see it? Would your off leash dog find it before you could stop it?
Snoozing baby Skunk
I woke the baby skunk and it showed me its tail skills
Blue Dasher Dragonfly
Sarsaparilla Berries
The mixed forest is a perfect bird habitat
Trail signage and trail blaze
The trail is wide enough for people to walk side by side
A beautiful view of the pond
The Wildlife Pond is beautiful from any angle
The Wildlife Pond full of water lillies
Mountain Laurel and blueberry bushes flank either side of the trail
Another sturdy bridge
A trickling stream coming from the pond
A beaver has been hard at work
A beavers handiwork
A beaver hut in the distance and evidence of trees that once were
American Chestnut sappling
A bench for resting
Trail substrate
Heron hunting in the pond with two Canada Geese watching
Pondview
Fabulous pondside bridge
View of the Pond from the bridge
Boardwalk from bridge to forest
Closed the loop and heading back to the trailhead
The stream now bathed in shadow bids us farewell
