Because the Bronco developed a transmission leak, we extended our stay in Mt. Vernon. Today, we haul it to Monroe and settle in for Mike Coleman to perform his magic on it. I’ve enjoyed this park for its beautiful woods, great Olympic sized swimming pool and the hot tub.
Walking around the park reveals the forest’s past. Huge crumbling, rotting trunks that now sport a new tree with roots and branches twineing around them.
You soon realize as you walk from Motor Home to pool, or recycling, or just cruising the park, that everywhere you look is a transformed old stump.
We must have seen a hundred of them; remnants of a once majestic rainforest logged probably fifty or more years ago.
One day we opted for a walk through the deep woods on the property. It was quiet and peaceful. We found Lush moss on huge alders.
Ferns four feet high and five feet wide.
Deep shade.
Light struggling through the canopy.
Downed trees.
This tree was obviously cut. The moss quickly takes over.
We seldom get to walk where you could use a machete to fight through the growth.
Out of the deep woods, we saw wild flowers seven feet tall in the undergrowth.
In an hour and forty minutes we traveled but 5 miles distance through the woods.
Jim hasn’t spent much time in this park; we know we will be returning just to enjoy this woods again.
The park also serves as a preserve. For us it was a look back in time.
Walking around the park reveals the forest’s past. Huge crumbling, rotting trunks that now sport a new tree with roots and branches twineing around them.
You soon realize as you walk from Motor Home to pool, or recycling, or just cruising the park, that everywhere you look is a transformed old stump.
We must have seen a hundred of them; remnants of a once majestic rainforest logged probably fifty or more years ago.
One day we opted for a walk through the deep woods on the property. It was quiet and peaceful. We found Lush moss on huge alders.
Ferns four feet high and five feet wide.
Deep shade.
Light struggling through the canopy.
Downed trees.
This tree was obviously cut. The moss quickly takes over.
We seldom get to walk where you could use a machete to fight through the growth.
Out of the deep woods, we saw wild flowers seven feet tall in the undergrowth.
In an hour and forty minutes we traveled but 5 miles distance through the woods.
Jim hasn’t spent much time in this park; we know we will be returning just to enjoy this woods again.
The park also serves as a preserve. For us it was a look back in time.
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