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Winter hike at Van Meter

Saturday, January 24, 2009
Eric Crump/Democrat-News

How I spent my New Year's Day. I went for a hike at Van Meter State Park with good friend Dennis Hopkins of Blackwater. Most folks don't think of winter as prime hiking season, perhaps, but the park shows a different side with decaying foliage wrapped around its ankles.

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    Cattails provide shelter for the many creatures that inhabit the marshland at Van Meter State Park, according to information posted at the observation docks. On a cold winter day, the wildlife is not in evidence -- most of it hunkered down to await warmer times -- but the cattails look pretty silhouetted against a cold blue sky. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)
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