Upper Goldstream Falls in Summer.
I like it more in Winter & early Spring - when almost no one else is there.
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Beautiful 2nd growth cedar tree. Branches are covered in moss & lichens.
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Another muddy part of hiking trail. There's another muddy section past the petrified cedar tree roots & then it goes uphill into drier parts.
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Please enjoy & excuse my not smiling face.
I wanted to show folks that nature never wastes anything. I wanted to show how this dead tree is feeding new life growths & how many animals benefit from us letting nature do its thing.
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Happy about finding a few big pieces of wonderful lichen forest medicines β€
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I saw this huge Douglas fir tree trunk on our way back to parking spot.
When I first saw it - shouted out - LOOK AT THAT! They are WOOD SHORTS!
Then, my friend took a pic of me with the big wood shorts.
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We must be quiet enough in the forest to hear nature speak to us in volumes β€π²
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Easiest parts of the hiking trail.
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Big ferns & skunk cabbage foliage π₯°π₯Ύ
Our hands are in photos for scale. Plus, we like to touch trees & plants in the forest (except for toxic to touch ones).
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Nadene, standing on old growth big leaf maple tree stump. I loved the gooseneck thick branch that extends out. There's huckleberry, cedar, big leaf maple & Douglas fir babies growing out of the stump.
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These huge #cedar #trees are second growth. Old growth cedars are even larger. These two photos show how small we are, in comparison to the trees. While this park has some old growth to see - most of it is actually filled with 2nd & 3rd growth trees.
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I usually take at least one photo of a friend's backside, walking along hiking trails - on my nature hiking adventures ππ₯Ύπ²
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Mossface Monday π
Saw this #TreesKnees in the forest & it looked like it had a face. So I put my #sunglasses on it. Then put my friend's ballcap on it.
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Please enjoy this short vid of magical cobwebs & a spider in the forest π₯°
Spiders are my friends. I move ones who try squatting indoors, to better outdoor environments. I appreciate spiders for their importance in a healthy, biodiverse ecosystem β€π·β€
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Please enjoy this short video of a young native #RedSquirrel that I spotted during our nature hiking adventure today.
Most folks see the non-native gray squirrels more than the native red squirrels. It's always a delight to run into a red squirrel β€ This lil one was a joy to watch for about 15 minutes as it frolicked in bushes & grabbed nuts & ate them π₯°
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Safe at home now. Famished & need to eat. Will post more photos later or tomorrow.
We ended up #hiking the Upper Falls trails at #GoldstreamPark instead. It's accessed via the campground area & the trails there aren't as busy as the main hiking trails accessed through their main parking lot. My friend had never seen the Upper Falls before so I wanted to show her.
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#OTD 2 years ago. #Hiking to Upper #Goldstream #waterfalls w/my friend, Lyrica. It was 2 days after big windstorms & we saw no one else on the trails! I love it when I see no public, when out in public nature spots π₯°
I recommend this area in Winter if you like avoiding ppl too.
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