Time Is Limited- Link Trail

It was a misty fogging late afternoon. It was a split second thought to go grab a quick letterbox to finish off the weekend. I didn't mind the foggy mist, but it sure was a lot different than the weather we had all week long. 80 degrees and bright sunshine.

First we signed in at the traihead and see that the author of the letterbox had just planted it on 3/23!! Then on the path we walked for not so very long and there was our treasure! To our wonderful surprise there was a newly planted hitch hiker inside the box as well!!! BONUS! While Scott sat and filled out the books and worked on the stamping of the main stamp and his stamp - I wandered on the edge of the woods and found several different treasures. Ever hear of skunk cabbage? Well, here is what it looks like:

and another shot:

The best advice I have for you is to keep your distance with them! Their name is a serious indicator of what they smell like if you get close to them and if you touch them. They love to grow on the edge of stream beds, and in this case they are growing were a stream bed use to be . I took this picture to show you how they are growing in a line following the stream bed - even though it has dried up (for the most part).

Saw Indian Paint brushes and some sort of funky tall thin mushroom looking plant as well. I love going on walks in the woods in spring time because all these new green growth is growing up from underneath the dried leaves of fall.