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Potato Creek State Park is located in North-central Indiana. I live about 20 minutes from the park, so it's a convenient place for photography, birding, and hiking throughout the year. It includes a fairly large lake, abundant woodland and wildflowers, and many trails.

  Dusk, Worster Lake, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana    Boater at Dusk, Worster Lake, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana    Icy tree, Worster Lake, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana    Sunset, Worster Lake, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana

Cattails and Marsh, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana    Sunset, Worster Lake, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana    Silhouetted Trees, Dusk, Worster Lake, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana    Dusk, Worster Lake, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana

Colorful fall maple, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana    Fall color and Shoreline, Worster Lake, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana

Worster Lake shoreline, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana    Worster Lake, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana    Tree in fog, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana    Gnarled trees in fog, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana    Sumac, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana

"The Tree"

What is "The Tree"?  It's a wonderful old overhanging oak along the shore of Worster Lake in Potato Creek State Park. Since then, I've returned to that place again and again, shooting with various equipment and in different seasons. In late 2001, I discovered that the top of the tree had broken off, above the area that I normally photograph...

Oak leaves beginning to sprout, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana     Sunset, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana     Sunset and sihouetted tree, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana

Sunset and sihouetted tree, Potato Creek State Park, Indiana

Potato Creek State Park, Indiana