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rozoneill: Hello, my old friend!
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rozoneill: Initially, the hike went through a dappled forest
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rozoneill: It's the loop, for now
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rozoneill: Bracken fern, shutting down for the year
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rozoneill: The trail and some of that surrounding vegetation
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rozoneill: Just a typical hike in typical coastal woods
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rozoneill: These giants were totally mossed up
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rozoneill: The tangled woods next to the trail
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rozoneill: Like so many wiggly snakes
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rozoneill: Impenetrable forest (unless you are a deer)
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rozoneill: A place to sit and contemplate the meaning of it all
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rozoneill: The boardwalk is probably more useful in the winter
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rozoneill: Moss catches some of that morning sun
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rozoneill: Moss rules the forest floor
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rozoneill: Wintergreen stalks were prevalent beneath the trees
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rozoneill: The trail crests at a small rise
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rozoneill: A large fungus pushes through a bed of moss
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rozoneill: Pathway through the dappled light and moss
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rozoneill: Lola Lake itself, all dried up this time of year
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rozoneill: In memoriam
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rozoneill: A little history lesson on this hike
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rozoneill: The path was nice and level here
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rozoneill: Moss covers all, it is futile to resist
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rozoneill: Trail through the coastal forest
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rozoneill: Fungal cup, ready to collect water when it rains
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rozoneill: Forest, light, shade, and a path through all of it
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rozoneill: Heading to the coast, now
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rozoneill: Sandy pathway through the forest
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rozoneill: The forest transitioned to dunes and beachgrass
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rozoneill: Pathway through the grass