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Since it was still winter, none of the trees had leaves which is pretty
unusual when you're used to evergreens everywhere. This is near the
beginning of the trail when you're just about to enter into the forest.
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Here's where the path enters into the forest. The tall tree skeletons lined
both sides of the trail for most of the stroll. They were a great complement
to the very blue sky.
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Pretty soon you enter into the peat bog area. For that you get to walk on
a boardwalk that "floats" on top of the peat. It's pretty neat. Just before
that were a few left over winter berries hanging on to their dead bushes.
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After the peat you come to the edge of Lake Sammamish. There's a small
pier that was gated off when we went. When we got there a flock of
Canadian Geese flew overhead. It's was understandably scenic. Near the
boardwalk were a number of reeds and some cattails.
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Because this area was so scenic, I took a number of pictures. Plus I had
to check out my new 100-300m zoom lens. Here's one cattail that refuses to
believe that fall was a LONG time ago.
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The reedy plants that were growing along the edge of the lake were especially
pretty. Here's a closeup with my new lens..
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And one last shot of the reeds before heading back onto the trail.
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The next part of the trail is very swampy. You're still on a boardwalk,
which is good. Here's a weed working it's way through some seriously
brackish standing water.
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Back on firm ground! One of the things I didn't get to see much in California
were tree skeletons. Winter just wasn't enough to cause the trees to lose
their leaves. So I'm pretty fascinated by such things. The end of the trail
is lined by really tall trees, all with no leaves. Very pretty.
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