PCT: Burney Falls to Peavine Creek

PCT trail mile 1419 - 1432.7

Green tunnel hike today in the peaceful presence of a mighty diversified forest.  We loved it.   Birdsong accompanied us all day and we saw many orioles.  There was the rush of wind off and on in the evergreen canopy overhead and billowy clouds could be seen when we looked up through the trees.  There was such diversity in this healthy forest: cedar, pine, fir, maple, ash, alder, oak, lots of dogwood and all kinds of shrubs and small plants too. We were amazed.   It was one big green experience and we even got to have an ice bath in Rock Creek.  We made sure not to get in very far as a waterfall was right downstream of us.  

A thunderstorm developed in the afternoon and we got rain and a little hail, we are supposed to get more rain tonight and tomorrow which allowed for a campfire tonight.   Well, really it is only this afternoon, but we wanted to make sure and not injure ourselves, so we stopped early.  

Just a small few of the many flowers we saw today.