Saturday August 23, 2014
On a warm and hazy morning Tim and I headed north. Our first stop was to be Rockport State Park, 'a 670-acre park in an ancient forest. The old growth was never logged, and the entire ecosystem remains in place, creating a rare, natural forest with a canopy so dense that minimal sunlight penetrates to the ground.' [link]
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We drove along Cook Road and highway 20, beside the Cascade foothills. 

     
   
     
There is no more camping in Rockport Park so we practically had the place to ourselves.
     
   
     
Oh boy - trees to hug! 
     
   
     

And bridges to cross.
     
   
     

Small mushrooms peeped from the undergrowth.
     
   
     
I loved this one.
     
   
     
All over the place were these Leaf Skeletons, ready for Hallowe'en. 
     
   
     

There were lots of what Tim and I call 'Big-assed Maple Leaves' here.
     
   
     
Hey, you! Smile!
     
   
     

Okay! You smile too.

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