commentary and photos by Emily
Thirteen lucky hikers found their way from Spine Rd beach and back again!! We
started from km 11 and hiked along the upper ridge to the second loop and back
on the lower part of the trail. We were lucky that the breeze kept the bugs at
bay. Some caterpillars tried to hitch a ride on some hikers. We saw some trees
that had been blown down in the recent storm. We saw some very fresh looking
deer tracks. Sheila tried to share her apple with a little forest
critter.We also saw signs of the
elusive 2 legged nitwit. This was at our lunch site on a secluded beach. Tell tale signs were the empty
beer and cooler bottles , broken glass and various other garbage left around a
campfire.
We picked up what we could and
brought it to the garbage bins at Spine Beach....about 10 minutes of a walk away
from the "denning site"of this seldom seen
critter.
It was a good day for a hike,in
spite of it all! PHOTOS
