Spring Photos at Watoga as Seen Through a Photographer's Lens -

Spring begins with green as you enter the park. — Spring photos at Watoga gets us going with a little green.

Editor’s Note: Spring photos at Watoga State Park always catch our eye. This year’s images are presented through the eye of Angie Hill, a Pocahontas County resident. Angie is Director of Accounting at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.

Spring photos wouldn't be complete without this array of greenery. — What an amazing array of greenery.

Bridge near the pool on the trail going to the lake. Loved the yellow mustard around the bridge.

Dogwood blooming over Monongaseneka Trail, a sure sign it's time to take some spring photos at Watoga. — Dogwood blooming over Monongaseneka Trail.

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Spring photos of various flowers in Watoga. This is a Dwarf violet iris on the Bear Pen Trail. — Dwarf violet iris on the Bear Pen Trail.

Pink Lady's Slippers. I call these "jewels of the woods". They are a rare find and protected. If you find these beauties in the woods, please don't pick or dig them. — Pink Lady’s Slippers. I call these “jewels of the woods”. They are a rare find and protected. If you find these beauties in the woods, please don’t pick or dig them.

Fringed Polygala, also known as Gaywings located on the Lakeside Trail and also on the Bear Pen Trail.

Honeysuckle by the lake. — Honeysuckle by the Lake.

Blue Marsh Violet. Found this little beauty near the pool towards the Lake Trail. I love photographing flowers near dead trees/dried wood.

May Apple on the North Boundary Trail. It's always a challenge to photograph these flowers as they have the protective leaves acting as an umbrella and blocking the light. — May Apple on the North Boundary Trail. It’s always a challenge to photograph these flowers as they have the protective leaves acting as an umbrella and blocking the light.

Wild, spotted or wood geranium near the Greenbrier River alongside the road leading into Watoga.

The view from Monongaseneca Trail. — The view from Monongaseneka Trail.

Ah, the sights and sounds of Watoga State Park as presented from a photographer's lens. — Ah, the sights and sounds of Watoga State Park as seen through a photographer’s lens.

Angie Hill often explores Watoga’s 40 miles of trails and scenic overlooks. The first item she always packs in her camera and lens.

“Photography has always been an outlet for me, said Hill. “It gets my mind off the stressful things in life and helps me focus on the delicate flowers, the curiosity of wildlife, the magical mossy and pine tree forests, and the magnificence of sunrise and sunset. Photography and hiking help me realize that there are much larger things in life than my troubles and brings a different calmness that all will be just fine in time.”