Trail just off the preserve carpark, looking north.
Tree next to trail which lost its crown during the 2001 tornado. Notice the abrupt change in bark patterning and multiple trunks starting just above.
Another tree showing evidence of 2001 tornado damage. Notice multiple trunks at abrupt angles starting just above where trunk was sheared off.
Preserve trail looking south. Notice the light colored appearance of trail from underlying sand originating from dunes once evident throughout the corridor.
Close up of the trail surface showing the fine sand underlying the thin soil that had developed on top.
Observation deck for Chamberlain Lake, looking east, just off the trail.
Close-up of the muck mat surrounding the lake edge, dominated by various grasses, including sedges, and shrubs, such as willow.
Beech tree with characteristic smooth bark which some can not resist carving.
A grove of paw paw, a species of small deciduous tree, with large leaves that produces a yellowish-green fruit.
Well-developed ‘duff’ layer of partially decomposed leaf materia.
Spice bush whose leaves have an aromatic spicy, citrusy smell when crushed, and brightly red colored fruits when mature.
