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rozoneill: The hike began by crossing Eel Creek
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rozoneill: The trail ran through the lush forest next to the lake
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rozoneill: First peek at Eel Lake
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rozoneill: Logs, sunken and floating
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rozoneill: Really bright mushrooms
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rozoneill: Some of that forest along the trail
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rozoneill: The lake was like glass
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rozoneill: Eel Lake before the rain came
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rozoneill: Eel Lake impressed at openings in the forest
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rozoneill: A lichen sprouts on a tree
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rozoneill: Trees, both standing and fallen
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rozoneill: A slight breeze ruffled the placid lake
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rozoneill: A lonely old sunken tree
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rozoneill: A rustic bridge gets us across a creek
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rozoneill: Huge clump of huge mushrooms
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rozoneill: Eel Lake and a couple of its many arms
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rozoneill: Eel Lake in all its winter glory
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rozoneill: Leafless alder trees on a winter day
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rozoneill: A fern collects windblown leafage
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rozoneill: Eel Lake
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rozoneill: Leaf littered trail
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rozoneill: Still some vestigal autumnal remnants
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rozoneill: A log inhabits a small cove in the lake
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rozoneill: Thimbleberry leaves illuminate
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rozoneill: Trail, taking us through the woods
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rozoneill: Salmonberry leaves provide some color
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rozoneill: Small mushrooms on a mossy log
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rozoneill: A tiny parasol in a bed of moss
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rozoneill: Shelter for the small-sized inhabitants of the woods
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rozoneill: A scraggly branch hangs over the lake