Virginia: First Landing State Park

So the heat eventually drove us off the coast. In our hasty retreat, we spotted a state park -- a way into the marvelous wood... These shots were taken along the Bald Cypress trail. It was still freakishly hot, and this was a much swampier sort of wood than I'm used to, but trees are trees, and that calming maternal vibe came to the rescue. We'd all but forgotten about the hoarde of Elvis...