Monday, July 19, 2010

another wonderful weekend in the woods

I grew up on the East Coast where being in nature was very different than it is in California. My family has a little cottage on a pond in Massachusetts and we were able to go swimming whenever we wanted. I really miss that freedom.

This weekend I went camping at Henry Coe State Park with a few friends and I finally felt a bit of that freedom. We camped deep in the park and hiked down to a spot called china hole which was like a mini oasis after walking in the 100 degree heat. Such a beautiful place that I'd love to go again.

Here are a few of the moments:

the picnic table by our tent. Isn't this the best place for writing?

China Hole...so clean and clear

so pretty

a place to cool off.

 jumping in.

more pretty...with butterflies

 walk back to camp in all that heat and sun

Now it is time for me to get back to work after a few days of sunshine. I'll be posting what I have been working on in a few days.

4 comments:

Lindsey said...

did you visit the Redwoods there as well? :) love that last photo in particular.

Unknown said...

thanks, Lindsey. No Redwoods this weekend but I love being in there too. I feel so lucky to be within hours of so much beauty.

The Fastest Centaur Alive said...

It's beautiful! That swimming hole seems rather small, but maybe that's photographic perspective.

debbie said...

It was a pretty small water hole but there was a point in the middle you could jump in that was about 7 ft deep. It was really fun.

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