Hiking in Merchants Millpond State Park

My wife and I hiked here this past Spring on an eventful outing when we encountered a extremely aggressive cottonmouth. Needless to say "No Shoulders" wouldn't keep us at bay!We wanted some Fall swamp pictures and Merchant Mill pond was fairly close to home. Right after we got out of the truck, we walked over to the restrooms and saw a memorial stone of an area veteran. I looked at my watch and...