Summer day, McCormick's Creek State Park

McCormick's Creek on a hot summer day. The canyon is a mile long, is 100 feet deep, and passes through multiple limestone formations.

Damselfly, McCormick's Creek

Statehouse Quarry, McCormick's Creek State Park.

"The Statehouse Quarry supplied stone for the construction of the capitol building in Indianapolis." Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Moss and boreholes in abandoned limestone.

The land where the park is located was once a quarry, later a sanitarium, and is now Indiana's oldest state park.

Early autumn, McCormick's Creek State Park

Clearing, McCormick's Creek State Park

Although there has been no logging for nearly 100 years, trees do blow down in storms, leaving these openings.

Waterfall, McCormick's Creek State Park

Waterfall, McCormick's Creek State Park

Early fall in Indiana.

Sycamore trees near Griffy Lake.

Griffy Lake, Bloomington, Indiana

Griffy Lake is a city park maintained by Bloomington, Indiana, and Indiana University. It was originally a water reservoir fed by Griffy Creek, but since the 1950s serves as a park and nature preserve.

Sycamore leaves, Griffy Lake

Griffy Creek

Griffy Lake watershed

Student at Griffy Lake

Sycamore & Willow Trees, Griffy Lake

Morning fog on Griffy Lake

Great Blue Heron

A heron on an evening hunt at Griffy Lake during a dry year.

Spring, Griffy Lake

Griffy Lake trail

Griffy Creek

Griffy Creek

May apple blossom, Griffy Lake