hiking field trip
Jul. 29th, 2006 10:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jinianThe subalpine meadow turned out to be very near Mount Rainier, but not actually on it. (Grand Park via Eleanor Creek, only a little farther than Federation Forest plus a while on FS Road 73.) It was cloudy enough when we arrived, though, that we could see only a hint of how great the view would be on a clear day.
My coup of the day: Adding to the list of plants seen in the area Chimaphila menziesii, this after the instructor had been very thorough in making the list. I did only see the one, and it's partly luck that we stopped where I could get a good look at it, but I remain smug.
My ignominy of the day: A blister on my right heel, which I did not stop to dress before it broke. After applying a sticky bandage for our trip down, I had this foolish idea that the blister would be okay, but no -- the skin tore again above the bandage. So I am missing a raggedy, penny-sized area of skin total. Ow.
My coup of the day: Adding to the list of plants seen in the area Chimaphila menziesii, this after the instructor had been very thorough in making the list. I did only see the one, and it's partly luck that we stopped where I could get a good look at it, but I remain smug.
My ignominy of the day: A blister on my right heel, which I did not stop to dress before it broke. After applying a sticky bandage for our trip down, I had this foolish idea that the blister would be okay, but no -- the skin tore again above the bandage. So I am missing a raggedy, penny-sized area of skin total. Ow.
