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Over the past few weeks the area has been getting considerable amounts of rain. Because of this the river was extremely high during this past visit. The water was completely covering the beach (about 4 feet) and was 1 and 1/2 feet deep over the beach as well. The wood pile extending from the beach has floated a bout 10 feet down stream. The river was also moving extremely fast carrying large pieces of wood down with it.
WE HAVE DOWN TREES! One of the large boxelders creating the natural arch entrance was down covering the path. Luckily I do not think it has really changed the feel of the over all space. But we will have to wait till next spring to see the full effect. In addition to this tree there were a few down trees over the river. One in the cluster of boxelders to the left of the central maple and a few at the edge of the clearing on the right.
In other news, the grass is almost completely dead and covered in a layer of maple leaves. Now that the grass is dead the overall topography of this sight is much more visible. The Japanese knotweed has begun to turn yellow and it is officially stick season, no more leaves on the trees.
Another cool thing, there has been some major fungi growth these past two weeks. With all the moisture there are toadstools popping up everywhere!
This is a journey of all the major points along the trail and to my site!
I have also added a few galleries which can be viewed on the side bar documenting the major events and visits.
Hope you enjoyed the post! Ill be back soon…