Today I arrived back at Red Rock Park for the first time in over a month. I missed her a lot. There were a lot of people and a lot of dogs out enjoying the nice weather. It was also surprisingly green. I checked in on my lichen rock, which seems to be doing well despite the cold. I’m not sure if this is in my mind but the moss felt super vibrant as well. Either way, it made me excited for spring to finally arrive.
The goal of today was tracking. Unfortunately, it’s been uncharacteristically warm these past few days, so there wasn’t much snow to be seen. My site is split in half between deciduous and coniferous stands, and it seemed the coniferous side had significantly less snow on the ground. This seemed to be a pattern all throughout the park. I think this is caused by a combination of 1) the denser tree canopy and 2) the thick layer of needles covering the ground.
I headed over to the deciduous side to get to tracking. I found several squirrel tracks. This was unsurprising, as I’d seen quite a few scurrying about. However, they’re speedy little guys and I was unable to capture a good picture.
Another new development (and new sign of life): it seemed a woodpecker had made its home in one of the trees just off the path. I didn’t spot him, but I did see plenty of evidence of him having been there.
We rounded the trip off by walking down the hill to the shoreline. I was happy to see the water was super clear. A perfect place to sit and enjoy the silence and sounds of nature.
