NATURE GIRL~NATURE DAY

Saturday, July 20, 2024

NATURE GIRL~NATURE DAY

July 19th: Today was Nature Day all day long :-)

I like days like today.

The sun felt so warm on my skin.

The air was filled with wonderful nature scents - my favorites: roses and fir trees.

Holland was busy researching info for our life's new direction, so I started my day by taking a leisurely stroll through the neighborhood to enjoy sunshine in the local City Park (very small 'city' with a small town vibe) …

Some of the posted videos look strange because I used my Apple phone - and Microsoft won't upload videos unless I pay $1.00 for each upload; and I'm not going to do that - so, I copied the vids from one phone to the other and uploaded them that way.

Morning roses scented the breeze during my neighborhood stroll.

This is a good idea for evening walks back from the City Park.

Horseshoe Park in old town Woodland-WA

Mural depicting Woodland's beginnings.

Old Town shotgun Main Street; I crossed to the Park, here.

Horseshoe Lake, Woodland-WA

The Park is a short distance to walk to and fro, from.

I-5 freeway traffic in the background …

The walking 'trail' is very short … but I'm counting the neighborhood walk to get here as mileage ;-)

Holland came and fetched me at the end of the walking trail, and off we went in search of Lava Canyon :-)

Parts of this Day's unfolding, piggybacked on my Past experiences here - that couldn't be helped … but I wanted to share it with Holland.

Lava Canyon-WA:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/giffordpinchot/recarea/?recid=41609

I've been to Ape Cave & Lava Canyon several times (and even wrote/published a children's book about adventures there). But Holland hasn't visited any of this region, so it was all new to him.

We were enjoying the scenery - missed our turn, and had to backtrack from the Eagle Creek General Store; that was okay.

It was a nice drive.

And I finally got to the illusive store I was on the outlook for, a few years back ;-)

We both have a special place in our heart for the PNW's hairy mascot, Sasquatch, and finding his stomping grounds seemed like a fun excursion for the Day. LOL

Cougar humor posted at the Cougar Store-WA ;-)

Holland called my attention to the swallow nests in the store eves …

Pine Creek Ranger Station; Cougar-WA

DAY TO REMEMBER - Amboy, Cougar, Yale Daytrip~PAST Post:

(http://jeastofeden.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-day-to-remember.html)

Neither one of us had ever been this way, before; Eagle Creek Park~Cougar-WA

Eagle Creek Store, Cougar-WA from Woodland-WA; 1 hr 7 min (47.5 mi) via Lewis River Rd

Eagle Creek General Store~#NF-90, Cougar, WA 98616

Rock slice pretties from the Mt. St. Helens region …

The blue one with the brown center is the one that caught my eye.

Mt. St. Helens, on our way to Lava Canyon-WA

MT. ST. HELEN’S MEMORIES~PAST Post:

(http://jeastofeden.blogspot.com/2020/05/mt-st-helens-memories.html)

Thwarted by a road washout. Darn it! The last time I was here, was with my first husband and my little grandson … I wanted Holland to see it this time, but the road was too rough for Betsy.

SASQUATCH & LAVA VALLEY DAYTRIP~PAST Post:

(https://jeastofeden.blogspot.com/2017/09/sasquatch-lava-valley-daytrip.html)

When we got back to Woodland, we went down to the river for a while.

Mt. St. Helens-WA was visible & Mt. Adams-WA came out to wink in the sunshine … I always get excited to see this mountain, because it is tucked between (and far behind) Mt. St. Helens-WA and Mt. Hood-OR.

Mt. Hood was also visible, but the Oregon haze would have made a murky picture, so I passed on capturing him in frame.

Local water babies were at play … and the osprey young'un's are getting ready to fledge.

It was a wonderful nature day for this young hearted nature girl :-)