Dawn crept out of the silky night with the subtlety of a jaguar stalking its prey in the deep shadows of a primordial forest. She exposed her presence by emitting an ethereal, almost imperceptible aura onto the landscape that blurred the shadowed outlines of structures and trees on the ridge to the East. The brilliant display of the Milky Way and sliver of new moon had long ago retreated to their opaque daytime hideaways. To the West, The Olympic Mountains stood as backlit sentinels guarding the lowlands they cradled in their outreaching intertwined arms.
The tendrils of a pre-dawn williwaw rustled the ethereal morning waters of Ludlow bay. The purple flamed clouds above seemed an alive, breathing entity awakening to the first rustlings of earthly creatures on the move below.
A day for a stroll; a stroll in the deep woods…
I wanna go! 
The trailhead starts with Jack’s Track… 
And meanders around the lake in a 2.8 mile loop
A hemlock and cedar stand together… 
Very old maple 
Hemlock and Douglas fir as partners in the storm
Easy trails to follow for the most part 
Shrooms galore!!! 
I have no idea what this stuff is… rather like cotton candy and quite pervasive… cotton candy ice spun by fungus?
Gibbs lake (finally) 
The road home…
Lovely day out in nature.
Northwest Boating Travels With Blair, Les, and Leo 
It was a good hike!
On Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 4:23 PM Northwest Boating Travels With Blair, Les, and Leo wrote:
> frabl posted: ” Dawn crept out of the silky night with the subtlety of a > jaguar stalking its prey in the deep shadows of a primordial forest. She > exposed her presence by emitting an ethereal, almost imperceptible aura > onto the landscape that blurred the shadowed out” >
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