Scenic landscapes, wildflowers, and historic structures in a rare nature preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky.


Note: For addition information about the nature preserve you may wish to visit the Friends of Lower Howard's Creek Website http://www.lowerhowardscreek.org
thephotolane > Stone entrance sign for Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Portion of the old pioneer trail that leads from the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Stock image of waterfall on Trimble Creek, a tributary to Lower Howard's Creek in the Kentucky Bluegrass. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve.
thephotolane > Water streaming down a tufa formation.
thephotolane > Water streaming down a tufa formation.
thephotolane > Cascades on Lower Howard's Creek on a foggy morning.
thephotolane > Early morning sunshine streaming through the trees to reveal the remains of the stone walls of Martin's grain mill from the early nineteenth century.
thephotolane > Limestone palisades on an early summer morning.
thephotolane > Fog and shadow on Lower Howard's Creek on a summer morning.
thephotolane > Lower Howard's Creek, a tributary to the Kentucky River, flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonsboro (Boonesborough of Daniel Boone fame).
thephotolane > Lower Howard's Creek, a tributary to the Kentucky River, flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonsboro (Boonesborough of Daniel Boone fame). This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Lower Howard's Creek, a tributary to the Kentucky River, flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonsboro (Boonesborough of Daniel Boone fame). This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Waterfall on small branch of Lower Howard's Creek, a tributary of the Kentucky River near Boonesboro, in the central Bluegrass of Kentucky. This beautiful area was recently designated as Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Lower Howard's Creek, a tributary to the Kentucky River, flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonsboro (Boonesborough of Daniel Boone fame). This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Lower Howard's Creek, a tributary to the Kentucky River, flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonsboro (Boonesborough of Daniel Boone fame). This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Limestone palisades on an early autumn day.
thephotolane > Beautiful Fall scene on Lower Howard's Creek as it flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonesborough. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Water cascading down a small stream in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Beautiful Fall scene on Lower Howard's Creek as it flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonesborough. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Lower Howard's Creek as it flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonesborough. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Deer tracks in the crystal clear water of Lower Howard's Creek as it flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonesborough. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Colorful leaf on limestone rock in Lower Howard's Creek in the Kentucky Bluegrass.
thephotolane > Waterfall on Trimble Creek, a tributary to Lower Howard's Creek in the Kentucky Bluegrass. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Water cascading ower a waterfall on a crystal clear stream. Photographed in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Water cascading over a waterfall on a crystal clear stream
thephotolane > Water cascading down the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Stock image of Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky
thephotolane > Twisted tree roots washed out by flood waters of the stream in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Stock image of waterfall on Trimble Creek, a tributary to Lower Howard's Creek in the Kentucky Bluegrass. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Stock image of waterfall on Trimble Creek, a tributary to Lower Howard's Creek in the Kentucky Bluegrass. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Stock image of waterfalls on Trimble Creek, a tributary to Lower Howard's Creek in the Kentucky Bluegrass. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Water cascading down rocky ledges in a narrow canyon.
thephotolane > Beautiful waterfall on Deep Branch, a tributary of Lower Howard's Creek as it flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonesborough. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Water cascading over a waterfall on Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Water cascading down the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA. This view is framed throughy a large cavity in a nearby tree.
thephotolane > Water cascading down Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Water cascading down the stream in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Water cascading over a waterfall on a crystal clear stream. Photographed in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Water cascading over a waterfall on a crystal clear stream. Photographed in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Water cascading over a waterfall on a crystal clear stream. Photographed in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Water cascading over a waterfall on a crystal clear stream. Photographed in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Cascades on Trimble Creek.
thephotolane > Waterfalls on Lower Howard's Creek, a tributary of the Kentucky River near Boonesboro, in the central Bluegrass of Kentucky. This beautiful area was recently designated as Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Beautiful river and cliff scene as the morning fog lifts on Lower Howard's Creek, a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonesborough. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Palisades in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Waterfall on Trimble Creek, small branch of Lower Howard's Creek near Boonesboro, in the central Bluegrass of Kentucky. This beautiful area was recently designated as Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Waterfall on Trimble Creek, a tributary of Lower Howard's Creek near Boonesboro, in the central Bluegrass of Kentucky, This beautiful area was recently designated as Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Waterfalls on the cystal clear Trimble Creek in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Water streaming over a tufa formation waterfall.
thephotolane > Cascades on Trimble Creek.
thephotolane > Close up of large knot and hole on tree with peaceful stream in the background
thephotolane > Peaceful landscape of a clear stream wandering through moss covered palisades. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Beautiful cliff and its reflection in the waters of Lower Howard's Creek downstream from Boonesborough. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Waterfall over a Tufa formation on Trimble Creek. This is a small tributary of Lower Howard's Creek as it flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonesborough. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Tufa formation or "frozen waterfall" on Trimble Creek, a tributary to Lower Howard's Creek that flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonesborough. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Tufa formation or "frozen waterfall" on a cliff of Lower Howard's Creek that flows through a deep, twisting gorge downstream from Boonesborough. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Limestone blocks from the chimney of an old homestead in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Icicles hanging down from a limestone cliff and reflected in the crystal clear waters of the creek below.
thephotolane > Stock image of colorful Autumn leaves encased in the ice and snow of early winter
thephotolane > Closeup of ice design in nature
thephotolane > Close up of a beautiful design by nature on the icy surface of a stream
thephotolane > Closeup of a crayfish on a creek ledge in winter
thephotolane > Icicles hanging down from a limestone cliff above the crystal clear waters of a creek. Photographed in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Stock image of ice gnomes hanging above a stream. Photographed in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Ice at the bottom of limestone palisades near a crystal clear creek in winter. Photographed in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Ice gnomes hanging from a log above a stream. Photographed in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Icicles on a tree branch over a crystal clear stream
thephotolane > Two small parallel trees that have been bent in the same direction by flood waters of the nearby stream and then covered in the snow of a winter storm. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. USA
thephotolane > Stock image of waterfall in winter on the cystal clear Trimble Creek in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve located in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Massive icicles hanging down from a limestone cliff. Photographed in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > Stock image of Icicles hanging down from a cliff and reflected in the crystal clear waters of the creek below. Photographed in the Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky, USA.
thephotolane > A dry-stacked rock fence after a winter snow storm. This fence features a large vertical limestone boulder for the termination post. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. USA
thephotolane > A dry-stacked rock fence after a winter snow storm. This fence features horizontally stacked flat stones for the base fence that is topped by vertical stones.. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. USA
thephotolane > Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) in a tree in Kentucky, USA
thephotolane > Closeup of small green plants encased in a thick layer of ice.
thephotolane > Close-up up a Sharp-lobed Hepatica wildflower in early Spring. The scientific name for this species is Hepatica acutiloba and is in the Ranunculaceae or buttercup family of wildflowers.
thephotolane > Spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera), a blue wildflower blossom from Lower Howard's Creek in the Bluegrass area of Kentucky. This beautiful area was recently designated as Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Blossom of a Thimbleweed or Tall Anemone Wildflower (Anemone virginiana)
thephotolane > Closeup of a Star Chickweed wildflower in the species Stellaria pubera and family Caryophyllaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of a Celandine Poppy or Wood Poppy wildflower in the species Stylophorum diphyllum and family Papaveraceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of Dwarf Larkspur wildflowers in the species Delphinium tricorne and family Ranunculaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of Dwarf Larkspur wildflowers in the species Delphinium tricorne and family Ranunculaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of a Sessile Trillium wildflower in the species Trillium sessile and family Liliaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of a Cream Violet wildflower in the species Viola striata and family Violaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of a Yellow Woodland Violet or Downy Yellow Violet wildflowers in the species Viola pubescens and family Violaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of a Common Blue Violet or Dooryard Violet wildflower in the species Viola sororia and family Violaceae . Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of Blue Phlox wildflowers in the species Phlox divaricata and family Polemoniaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of Dwarf Larkspur wildflowers in the species Delphinium tricorne and family Ranunculaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of a Lavender Waterleaf wildflower in the species Hydrophyllum appendiculatum and family Hydrophyllaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of a Indian Strawberry wildflower in the species Duchesnea indica. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of Lavender Waterleaf wildflowers in the species Hydrophyllum appendiculatum and family Hydrophyllaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Opening blossom of a Hairy Buttercup wildflower in the species Ranunculus hispidus and family Ranunculuaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of Crossvine, Cross-Vine, or Trumpet Flower wildflower in the species Bignonia capreolata and family Bignoniaceae . Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of Limestone Wild Petunia wildflower in the species Ruellia strepens and family Acanthaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of Asiatic Dayflower wildflowers in the species Commelina communis and family Commelinaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of Black-Eyed Susan wildflowers in the species Rudbeckia hirta and family Asteraceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Stock image of Dutchman's Breeches wildflowers. The scientific name for these flowers is Dicentra cucullaia. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the bluegrass region of Kentucky.
thephotolane > Stock image of Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky
thephotolane > Stock image of Dutchman's Breeches wildflowers. The scientific name for these flowers is Dicentra cucullaia in the famiy Fumariaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Stock image closeup of Bloodroot wildflowers in the classification Sanguinaria canadensis and family Papaveraceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA.
thephotolane > Stock image of Lower Howard's Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky
thephotolane > Closeup of Cliff Rue wildflowers in the species Thalictrum mirabile and family Ranunculaceae. Photographed in the Lower Howards Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA
thephotolane > Closeup of Virginia Bluebells wildflowers in the species Mertemsia virginica and family Boraginaceae.
thephotolane > Fall phlox (Phlox paniculataon) wildflower on Lower Howard's Creek. This area is now part of the Lower Howard's Creek Heritage Park and State Nature Preserve.
thephotolane > Closeup of two Sessile Trillium wildflowers in the species Trillium sessile and family Liliaceae.
thephotolane > Close-up up Spring Cress wildflowers in early Spring. The scientific name for this species is Cardamine bulbosa and is in the Brassicaceae family of wildflowers. Photographed in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky USA.