I got up at 5:30am, a hawk was loud all morning. I continued to sleep and then I woke up again
at 9am. I felt so thirsty, I felt so
dehydrated, I got up to drink honey water.
I went back to bed. It was noon
when I finally started my day. It was
2pm when I got around to setting up the hammock.
People have left and gone home since the holiday weekend was over. There were just three occupied campsites including me in this loop and two at the other loop. I love it when it is quiet like this.
I walked the nature trail to the visitor center. It was beautiful and peaceful. I realized my head was congested and full
because I couldn’t take in the pristine beauty.
The campground itself is beautiful, covered in floral beds. I think I need more rest.
The visitor center had a nice view of the mountain
ridges. I really didn’t hear anything I
wanted to do for hikes here that isn’t covered in high snow. Maybe I will just chill here and enjoy the
refreshing cedar infused air.
My neighbors are from Chicago. It’s a mother daughter duo along with a
dog. Ani teaches math in a college in
Chicago. They had an RV that towed a
car, two kayaks, two bikes, with solar panels.
I thought about how my speeding ticket could be better used on a kayak
purchase. Ani’s mom is a substitute
teacher and loves office work. She was
afraid of the 70% black and 30% Hispanic demographic. That the drug trafficking is really bad in her area.
Ani’s mom wondered how I was able to stay warm last
night. I don’t know. I was super tired and I woke up warm and
sweaty. It was only in the 30’s last
night here in the valley in the midst of trees, the wind becomes a breeze. I have been camping in the 20’s with wind
chill making it colder than this.
I am just digging the raw honey from bitter chestnut from
Italy. It is better by itself. When it is mixed with hibiscus or something
else the fragrance it is also wonderful. At noon
the temperature here was 85 degrees, summer warm.
The sunset, the warm sun, and the cool breeze from the
river felt good on my back as I sat at the picnic table. This feels like summer here, the heat, the
warm breeze, and the leaves. The
mosquitoes are out by 7:20pm and they are quite aggressive. So I took cover in my tent. The other choice was to sit in my car and my
car smells like wet dirty laundry. I
fell asleep right away and work up to sounds of fireworks at 10:44pm. I fell asleep right away and woke up again at
12am.
