We hadn't been to Great Bear since April, so Erin and I decided to meet up there for a Saturday morning hike. It always has good reliable rock throwing, amazingly enough -- you'd think the boys would have thrown them all in by now. We hiked our default loop down to the river and back. The boys found an additional opportunity for throwing fun in an old dead red pine from which big chunky blocks of bark had sloughed off, forming drifts on the ground. These apparently made perfect missiles to be launched into the forest. Poor Alden took a few spills running, always running, but that is to be expected at his age, and he still had a great time, overall. Frankie played with various sticks in passing, but there was no hoarding. The weather has seemingly turned, and it was a lovely cool morning. Such a relief to get a break from the ubiquitous oppressive humidity! All in all, a great little hike.
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| photo by Erin |
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| hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) |
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| groundnut (Apios americana) |
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| photo by Erin |
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| cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) |
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| coral mushroom (Ramaria sp.) |
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