Tyler Arboretum's Painter Trail, at 2.3 miles, has the most challenging climbs, and stream crossings. We followed the trail in a counterclockwise direction to have the more shallow climbs and to be headed down at the steepest section.
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| Danaus plexippus/Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar (KSS) |
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| Painter Trail Gate with a red blaze |
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| Here is where we chose to go counterclockwise |
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| Side-by-side Speyeria aglaja/Dark Green Fritillary and Papilio glaucus/Eastern Tigertail |
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| Painter Trail starts through an open meadow |
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| Now following the "deer trail" in the wider path |
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| More wildlife: An earthworm plays dead (KSS) |
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| We are still trying to figure out what "Indian Rock" is |
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| First Rocky Run stream crossing |
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| Found a ladder to a hunting blind seat (KSS) |
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| Detoured on Minshall Trail with a view of "Indian Rock"? |
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| Painter Trail stone wall remnant |
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| Detoured on Minshall Trail to see ruins, likely a springhouse right on a stream |
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| Reflecting puddles on the Painter Trail |
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| Looking back at a section of the steepest section of Painter Trail |
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| Second Rocky Run stream crossing |
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| Final wildlife photo: Necrophila americana/ American Carrion Beetle (KSS) |
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