Ellie McSweeney
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I finally figured out the name of the place. It is either Red Stone or Red Rock quarry. I went on a very nice day and it was a very enjoyable time. Because most of the leaves were fallen my walk through the trail to the quarry was carpeted with yellow leaves. I sat on a rock that was a bit of a climb because it was isolated from the rest of it and just watch and listened. I love sitting and looking around, I was trying to get a view of the Lake and some of the mountains but could only see the top of the mountains. I saw a bird nest on my way in so I was trying to listen for any birds but I heard none. I did however hear the squirrels scurrying to collect their food for winter through the trees.
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The deciduous trees have all lost there leaves, but there were lots of coniferous trees that still allowed a view. There was also less grass growing on the rocks. Behind the rocks there was still the understory but the little bits of grass that grow in-between the cracks in the rocks were less apparent.
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