Photo gallery A Walk in the Woods
“Come to the woods, for here is rest.” Naturalist John Muir could have been describing the UW Arboretum when his words were published in Atlantic Monthly in 1869, for he understood the restorative power of a walk in the woods. The arboretum’s 1,260 acres, located along the southern half of Madison’s Lake Wingra, serve as a restful place within a bustling city. Jeff Miller, the UW’s senior photographer, visited its woods on a recent autumn day and captured both living creatures and nature’s colorful last hurrah before winter arrives. Words by Cindy Foss.
At left, an autumn-blaze maple tree lives up to the glory of its name in Longenecker Gardens. Photo by: Jeff Miller
A pair of hawks circle in the sky in search of unsuspecting prey in Wingra Woods. Photo by: Jeff Miller
The star-rooted stump of a fallen tree prompts the question, "Did anyone hear it fall?" Photo by: Jeff Miller
Fungi and moss take root in the decay of a log lying amid fallen leaves in Gallistel Woods. Photo by: Jeff Miller
