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I took a day off from work to visit Merchants Millpond state park in Gates County, NC. It's an incredibly beautiful park and I highly recommend visiting if you get the chance. Be sure to bring bug spray!

Merchants Millpond welcome sign (link to larger image)
Merchants Millpond visitor center (link to larger image)
Pond bank and algae (link to larger image)
View of Merchants Millpond (link to larger image)
Boardwalk along Lassiter trail (link to larger image)
Sunlight on a stream (link to larger image)
Female broadhead skink (link to larger image)
Cypress trees growing in the millpond (link to larger image)
Boardwalk over the millpond (link to larger image)
Spanish moss on a tree (link to larger image)
Plants growing on a dead tree (link to larger image)
Trails in the algae on the surface of the water (link to larger image)
Virginia Blue Flag iris growing in the millpond (link to larger image)
Panoramic view of boardwalk area (link to larger image)
Bess beetle on the forest floor (link to larger image)
Long leaf pines at Merchants Millpond state park (link to larger image)
Woodpecker bore holes in a dead tree (link to larger image)
Mile marker along Lassiter trail (link to larger image)
Sunlight coming through a leaf (link to larger image)
Panoramic view along Lassiter trail (link to larger image)
Tree with two 90-degree bends in its trunk (link to larger image)
Butterfly resting on a leaf (link to larger image)
Two-trunked tree with a 90-degree bend (link to larger image)
Firebreak road stretching into the distance (link to larger image)
Sign warning about possible hunting in the area (link to larger image)
Backwater area of the millpond (link to larger image)
Black snakes mating (link to larger image)
Tulip poplar flower (link to larger image)
Large tree cut down (link to larger image)
Another view of the large tree (link to larger image)
Birdhouse on a tree (link to larger image)
Viewing area at Merchants Millpond visitor's center (link to larger image)
Panoramic view of the boat launch area (link to larger image)
Two people canoeing on the millpond (link to larger image)
View of Cypress Point trail at Merchants Millpond (link to larger image)
Dragonfly on a pine tree (link to larger image)
Scenic view of the millpond from Cypress Point trail (link to larger image)
Bald cypress trees in the millpond (link to larger image)
Tiger beetle on a boardwalk (link to larger image)
Turtle sunning itself on a log with large claws (link to larger image)
Two turtles sunning themselves on a tree trunk (link to larger image)
Another scenic view of the millpond (link to larger image)
Four turtles on a log (link to larger image)
Pond aerators at Merchants Millpond state park (link to larger image)
Panoramic view of the old boat launch area (link to larger image)
Common buttercup flower (link to larger image)
Spillway along Merchants Millpond (link to larger image)
Wider view of Merchants Millpond spillway (link to larger image)
Fish ladder at Merchants Millpond state park (link to larger image)
Scenic view of Merchants Millpond (link to larger image)
Virginia blue flag iris flowers in sunlight (link to larger image)
Yellow lily pad flowers (link to larger image)
Fishing lures caught on utility lines (link to larger image)
Westward view of Bennetts creek (link to larger image)