What was left of hurricane Gustav moved through our area on Saturday and the weather alternated between hard and soft rains and balmy breezes that were filled with the smell of the ocean. Raine and I decided to go for a 2 1/2 hour hike off the beaten path and just enjoyed being deep in the woods surrounded by a mist. It felt like if we just walked a little further we would come over the top of a sandy dune and see my beloved ocean. We were delighted to find many animals out and about with the same idea. There were 9 bright orange salamanders, one huge millipede, slugs, squirrels, fish, and deer.
We walked up mushroom and moss covered mountainsides, through rocky rivers beds scattered with leaves and wound up on top off a hill with yellow flowers as high as my chin which we then traveled down to get home.
We were soaked from head to toe and enjoying every minute of it. We finished out the the hike with a stop at our neighbors peach tree for a treat. I could not have planned a better day...
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