Cougar Mountain – Nature Taking Over [Nature]
June 6, 2011 at 1:00 am 1 comment
With trees donning ferns and moss, there were ample examples of nature taking over nature during our Cougar Mountain hike.
Ferns Taking Over a Fallen Tree
Stump Squatters
My favorite though is this determined tree we saw on the Licorice Fern Trail:
Determined Tree
If you look closer, this tree is growing on the remains of a deceased tree. Those determined roots had to descend the entire tree trunk to reach soil!
Look at Those Roots Go!
Nature impresses me yet again.
More pictures of Cougar Mountain can be found on my Flickr site. For more detailed trail descriptions of Cougar Mountain hikes, I highly recommend the Weekend Hike blog.
Entry filed under: Cougar Mountain, Hiking, Nature, Travel, trees, Washington State.
TGAW 
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geekhiker | June 6, 2011 at 2:40 pm
Did you know that a fallen redwood tree provides for more life as it decays than a living one does?