It was raining pretty good this morning, but I decided to go for a hike anyway. Around here, if I waited for the rain to stop before I went outside, I'd never leave the house. So I grabbed a raincoat and off I went.
In a steady rain, I pulled into the parking lot at Salt Springs State Park to discover it ... empty. Good! More park for me. :)
Due to recent severe storms and flash flooding, the main picnic area was no more:
And the creek bridge which leads to most of the trails had been washed away and replaced with ... a rope handrail. I crossed over on the rocks. Onward!
All the rain has made things green green green:
And I swear the rain makes bright things look even brighter:
An old favorite, Penny Rock:
I thought the orange part of this fungus would be slimy, but it was firm and smooth instead:
This big ol' tree had grown across a bigger rock:
In bloom:
Heart rock, in the midst of all the flood damage:
and raindrops on the flowers:
By the time I was done hiking, my boots and socks were soaked and my jeans were wet up to my knees, but that's okay. It still was a good walk.
7 comments:
Beautiful. Tell us about penny rock please.
Julia
Thanks for brightening the morning :-)
Kris
Love your hikes
Best batch o' photos yet! You were planning to take a penny and hammer the next time you went.....
Julia, people have been wedging pennies into Penny Rock since, well, since there have been pennies, I guess. It's a great big rock, about the size of a pickup truck. There's something about the mineral content of the rock (I'm guessing) that makes pennies droop over time. Someday I've gotta take a magnifying glass and see what's the oldest penny I can find. And James P., I keep forgetting pennies! haha.
Fascinating. Thank you. I wonder how long it takes for the pennies to start to droop and if it works with any coin or just pennies.
Julia
Sounds like a lovely time, and penny rock is fascinating
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