Hiking At The Nature Centure-3

As we meander along the side of the Enchanted Forest we come up to a split in the trail.. to the left goes back into the Forest, to the right we go down a curvy steep decline to a river……. we have picnicked here, we have rested here, the collies get a water break here and we enjoy the beauty.  We have seen lots of ducks here…

In the winter this can be tricky to get too, but its worth it.  As you can see in the picture there are two fallen cedars in front of the drop-off along the river.  These trees have been fallen for over 20 years and are still alive!!!  We usually sit on them and enjoy the beauty here as the water slowly flows by.  On the other side you can see a steep embankment going up…. You can see Cedars and Pines…

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Here is a slightly different view from the same spot.  We love it here in the mysts, fog, rain and snow. It is a beautiful spot and so peaceful.  While we used to sit here Trevor would water the two trees, other bushes and trees in the area. Niamh would sit right next to me.  Big Hallie and Lil Hallie look at the water and enjoy it and then scan for squirrels…..  Lad whines since we have stopped moving.. Sadie would grumble for she wanted to get done… LOL…

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We turn around and climb back up the steep hill that has a deep bowl on one side.  Many times we go off to the right and go onto what I call the wild trail.  We will come back and go here but first I want to re-enter the Enchanted Forest…

As we go back into the Enchanted Forest we enter into a area where the trees are older than the rest of the Enchanted Forest. These Pines are very tall and as you can see, in rows!  Well, the CCC was here…..  As we walk down this trail between the beautiful rows of Pines I remember finding a Cardinal and a Blue Jay on different occasions who had died in the branches during the winter and had fallen onto the snow looking like they were still perched on a branch without the branch.  We buried them since the ground was still soft on both occasions.

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As we walk along the row of Pines we come to a slight opening on the left…. we go in and we are back into the Enchanted Forest.  This spot they build campfires and teach classes. There used to be logs to sit on embedded into the ground, until this visit. Like Trevor they are now just a memory…..

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Here you see Laddie…. this is where the log eats used to be.  Those who remember the story of Trevor squatting over a stump and … well… doing his duty upon it during one of our walks…. this is where it happened. We still laugh….  WHat is beautiful  about this spot is coming in the pre-dawn morning and sitting here and looking up at the stars through the opening in the canopy that is here. It gets dark and I mean pitch black here so you can’t see anything except those stars and it is stunning.

Now, we will turn and go back towards the river…..  Come back tomorrow to see more of our walk…..

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