Category: Adventure Road

2024 Thursday Trios: 12.05

3 Trail Signs, 3 Trails, 3 Hikers

When hiking at Anne Springs Close Greenway there are occasions when you come to an intersection of sorts where more than two trails cross paths. Here Paradise Loop, Tunnel Trail, and Blue Star Trails connect. If you are Red not familiar with the trails, you might want to pick up a trail map at the entrance to the Greenway to help guide you along the trails as you hike. At this three-way crossing, you may continue on the trail (such as Paradise Trail) you are already hiking on or, if desired, you may switch to one of the other trails for further exploration and hiking.

Adventure Road Entrance
Paradise Loop, Tunnel Trail, Blue Star Trail
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

Looking at the photo you may wonder where the third hiker is located. It is simple really, behind the camera of course.

Carol’s Thursday Trios

Photo Credit:©️2020 Deb L. Waters .., All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Ultra Wide Camera

Location: Adventure Road Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

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Macro Monday Portrait – You Said You Wanted a Close-Up

While hiking at the Anne Springs Close Greenway, we stopped by to visit with the horses. I took plenty of photos during our hike, most of the horses we’re approachable and really do not mind the many visitors to the Greenway looking at them or petting them. Then sometimes you see a horse that really wants to get a Close-Up view of you or let you get an extremely Close-Up view of him.

Is this Close Enough?
Okay, I’ll Cooperate.
Is this Better?

Monday Portrait

Macro Monday

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Horse Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA.

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Greenway with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2023 FOTD: Ruellia caroliniensis

Common Name(s):
Carolina Wild-petunia
Wild Petunia

The Carolina Wild Petunia are extremely common in North Carolina. They are found in lawns and woodlands. This Wild Petunia was seen at Anne Springs Close Greenway along the trails at the Adventure Road Entrance. Many times, even though these flowers are beautiful, they are overlooked and sometimes considered a lawn weed. The Carolina Wild Petunia’s flowers only last a day, but they also have a long flowering period which compensates for the shorter blooming time.

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters …All Rights Reserved.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 • 1/387 • 6.86mm • ISO64

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Disc Golf @Anne Springs Close Greenway

Disc golf, formerly known as frisbee golf, is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target; it is played using rules similar to golf.

Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill recently installed a Disc Golf Course which can be accessed through their Adventure Road Entrance. The first “hole” is just off the first parking lot.

Hole 1
141 ft
Par 3
Hole 1
Basket

The sport is usually played on a course with 9 or 18 holes (baskets). Players complete a hole by throwing a disc from a tee pad or area toward a target, known as a basket, throwing again from where the previous throw landed, until the basket is reached.

Hole Information
Disc Pad
Coleman climbing to Basket 2
“Hole” Basket 2 with Coleman

The Greenway’s Disc Golf Course consists of 9 “holes” which wind around through the woods near Lake Crandall. Coleman and I didn’t bring a disc with ( discs are not provided ). I’m not sure that he’s ready to land a disc in the baskets yet. He still needs to learn how to throw one first.

Hole 3
126 ft.
Par 3
Coleman hiking
to next Basket
Basket 3
Coleman at
Basket/Hole 3

Usually, the number of throws a player uses to reach each basket is tallied (often in relation to par), and players seek to complete each hole in the lowest number of total throws. Par is the number of strokes an expert player is expected to make for a given hole or a group of holes (usually 9 or 18).

Have you ever played Disc/Frisbee Golf? I actually have never played Disc Golf even though in my youth I has thrown a Frisbee a time or two. Maybe one day I’ll give it a try. I’m sure the Disc Golf Course at the Greenway will get much use given time. It was only I stay couple of months ago so people need time to become aware of its existence.

Photo Credit : ©️Deb L. Waters …All Rights Reserved.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Adventure Road Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina

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January 2023 – Thursday Trios

Sweet Gum tree seed pod
Located on the Trail
Three Picnic Tables
at the Greenway
Three Vehicles
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Adventure Road Entrance

Thursday Trios

Photo Credit: Deb L Waters

Copyright (c)2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com

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Water, Water, Everywhere #148: Along the Trail and under the Trestle

Along the Trail one can find Water, Water, Everywhere

A Look
Through the
Trees
Sparkling
Water
in the
Lake
Water
Rippling with
Leaves
Leaves
Falling Through
the Air
and
into the
Water

Water, Water, Everywhere Under the Trestle

Coleman
Reflected
in the
Water
My Grandson,
Coleman
Alongside
the Water
Under the
Trestle
Water Flowing
Downstream
through the
Rocks

Posted as part of Jez’s Water, Water, Everywhere Photo Challenge,

Posted as part of Becky’s Squares Challenge – Walking Squares.

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Silent Sunday: November 6, 2022 – Soaring High Above the Trees

Photo Credit: (c)2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com

Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i

Settings:

Top Photo: ƒ/7.1 1/400 250mm ISO100

Bottom Photo: ƒ/7.1 1/400 229mm ISO100

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FOTD: 9/20/2022

Flowers from my hike with my grandson taken at Anne Springs Close Greenway. Posting these photos for Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge.

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Monday Meanderings: ASCG With Coleman

Welcome everyone. I’m glad you could join me today.

On our Monday Meanderings, Coleman and I returned to the Anne Springs Close Greenway (ASCG) for some hiking 🥾. Coleman is my two (2) year old grandson. He has been 🥾 with my for approximately a year and a half (1 1/2) now. He recently has decided he wants to earn his certificate for completing his trail passport. The passport contains a list of twenty-six (26) trails which span a total of thirty-six (36) miles within the ASCGreenway.

Coleman
hiking 🥾 from
the Adventure Road
Entrance

Coleman loves to be outdoors. He loves to visit the Greenway. Does he get tired on the trail? Sometimes yes. Does he have fun on the trail? Yes, he definitely does.

Today, we parked at the Adventure Road Entrance. We began our meanderings on the Trekker Loop. We first spotted Lake Crandall and a group of young boys which are a part of the fishing 🎣 day camp offered to youth at the ASCG. He immediately went down towards the water 💦. He grabbed a stick and tried mimicked their fishing 🎣.

Coleman
at ASCG
prosiding towards
Fern Forest 🌳 Trail

Along the Archers Loop/Trekkers Loop trail we view the beautiful Lake Frances. He sorta got muddy as he was approaching the water 💦. He enjoys putting his hands 🙌🏼 (if not his whole body) in the water. When he stood up, his one hand ✋ and arm was all muddy.

We went along Fern Forest 🌳 and then back to Archers Loop hiking 🥾 back towards the car. Today was rather a short hike. But there is no place he would rather be than out on a trail hiking 🥾.

Coleman
taking a break
having a few sips
of his juice

We always bring bottles of water 💦 and juice 🧃 for us to drink along the trails. It can get hot, sweaty, and thirsty hiking 🥾 along the trails. We always remember to stay hydrated. That is very important when you go hiking 🥾.

God bless. Hope you’ll visit with us again on our next adventure. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

In Flight Under the Bridge

Look 👀 closely
you’ll see nests
On Mill Pond
Anne Springs Close Greenway

I think this is my favorite photo from today’s hike. Captured with my iPhone 13 Pro Wide Camera — 26mm f1.5.

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Canon Shots at the Greenway

I have an older Canon Rebel T3i that I was using on Saturday when I went to the Greenway with my grandson, Coleman. My battery is weak, even though it was fully charged before leaving home, it did not last very long. So, it seems like it is time for a new battery (I cannot afford a new camera right now).

These pictures were taken after we came to Lake Frances after hiking at the beginning of Archers Loop at the Adventure Road entrance of the Anne Springs Close Greenway.

Lake Frances
Lake Frances
Coleman
trying to use
my hiking stick
as a fishing pole.
Fishing on Lake Frances
Lake Frances Fishing

God Bless. Thank you! I haven’t used the camera for a little while, it’s been packed away and I recently unpacked it. I hope you’ll enjoy the photos. I appreciate y’all.

All photos are my own. (c)2022@gfpacificbee