Friday I had vacation to celebrate Juneteenth. To enjoy the day, my parents, Isaac, and I went for a medium length hike in Dolly Sods, WV. It’s a loop I remember fondly from being a kid. All the woods have grown a little bigger. The grass has given way to more bushes. And the blueberries and ferns are now mixed with blackberry bushes. But it still has the same adventurous feel as it goes in and out of hemlock forests. The meadows still feel airy and open. The trail still rock hops across sphagnum bogs. And I now know to look for carnivorous sun dew plants. There were tons of green berries on the blueberry bushes. Isaac optimistically tried some.
We ate lunch at the best cascades and swimming pool along Red Creek. I skipped sliding down the cascades. Some things are better as a kid when you bounce off everything. However, I did pull my courage together and swam three laps across the frigid swimming hole. Mom joined me for one lap.
One the way back, we paused for Isaac to blow bubbles and play frisbee. It was at the end of frisbee that I noticed a bush with some most curious branches. At first I thought it might be a walking stick bug. But then I resolved it into a pair of brown prescription glasses. Oops. We brought them home. Hopefully my parents can find the owner.
Emilie’s Photos
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- Putting shoes on at the house -- Comments (0)
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- Isaac straping on his pack -- Comments (0)
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- Laurel in flower -- Comments (0)
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- Trudy -- Comments (0)
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- Common plant whose name we can’t remember -- Comments (0)
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- View across old meadows -- Comments (0)
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- Isaac on the lower section of Breathed Mountain Trail -- Comments (0)
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- Isaac, Trudy & John -- Comments (0)
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- Laurel -- Comments (0)
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- Isaac playing in Red Creek -- Comments (0)
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- Lunch at Red Creek -- Comments (0)
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- Red Creek -- Comments (0)
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- View down Red Creek -- Comments (0)
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- John hiking out of the woods -- Comments (0)
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- View from the side of Blackbird Knob -- Comments (0)
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- The wind blowing bubbles -- Comments (0)
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- Trudy and Isaac in a hemlock forest -- Comments (0)
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- Swamp grass -- Comments (0)
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- Left Fork of Red Creek -- Comments (0)
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- Flaming azalea -- Comments (0)
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- Flaming azalea -- Comments (0)
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- Slug -- Comments (0)
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- Isaac throwing his frisbee -- Comments (0)
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- Trudy playing frisbee -- Comments (0)
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- Laurel -- Comments (0)
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- Round-Leaved Sundew -- Comments (0)
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John’s Photos
Dad forgot to bring his swimming clothes, so he took photos instead.
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