Slime mold |
The wildlife gates are open and I finally was able to escape from my house. I'm getting stir crazy. I did not tell my spouse I was going hiking, I could not bear to listen to him whine about it. He found out I was going hiking when I sent him a message from the trail head.
I did not want to be too tired today so I did not hike too far. Also it was very hot so I picked a river trail where Patches and I could cool off in the river.
The river is very low. Two miles before the headwaters the river dries up and goes into the ground for 1/4 of a mile before it reemerges where a tributary joins it. I predict that the Skokomish river will dry up completely before the summer is over.
9 miles 950 feet elevation gain
June 14th 2012 |
June 6th 2015 |
Ripe blueberries already |
June 6th 2015 |
June 14th 2012 |
June 6th 2015 River goes dry 2 trail miles before the headwaters |
Mycena mushrooms |
Middle of the river where it starts up again |
How will Patches stay cool this summer? |
I think these salamander eggs are doomed, this puddle in a peat bog is going to dry up. |
The moonscaping of South Mountain continues |
Vanilla leaf |
June 14th 2012 |
June 6th 2015 near the same spot |
Slime mold |
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