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Finding D'Coda 11/22/08 |
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Arriving |
...and ready to go |
....so here we go! |
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A nice straight line.....but not for long! |
The downhill hike was slick |
Our first sighting ..... |
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....of the Mirkwood Cabin |
Very nice |
Owned by folks in the Serria Club |
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The inside was nice too |
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Natures swing |
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Remember when......? |
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Very large Frost Flower |
...but onward to Find D'Coda |
.... and of course we have to cross Hurricane Creek |
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Did I mentioned it was cold |
....and wet for some...oops! |
Nice boots Ron! |
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Jessie making good time |
Not sure if Tony is |
....and Bill being very careful |
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...and Dorothy who always takes the deepest part |
....and D'Coda meeting us on the other side |
So now we have found D'Coda so let's go get warm |
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They had a nice camp fire for us to get warm and dry |
It was 30 degrees when we left our vehicles so this felt very good |
Peggy found her a hand warmer |
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Ah! |
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A "special" brew was waiting for us....guess what it was? |
D'Coda welcomes us to her home |
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One of D'Coda's best friends |
....and now we hear her story |
...while Bill tries to get warm |
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....and while Ted warms his cold nose |
....and we eat |
....and hear more fascinating stories |
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I was wondering what Doug and Jessie had in their backpacks! Potatoes! |
D'Coda shows us around |
The main house |
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Lots of neat ways to conserve and use natural resources |
How does she live without ELECTRICITY? |
This will become the new library someday |
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What this place used to be named a long time ago |
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D'Coda showing us her garden |
It was filled with every kind of plant you could imagine! |
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Dr. Ted doing a house call |
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Tim had thought he had broken his wrist, but Doc fixed him up. |
Tim has lived here for two months |
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It was now getting on and almost time to to |
...so we huddled around the fire once more |
...and said our goodbyes! |
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...but only to face Hurricane Creek once more |
We were ready this time....we had some of that "special" brew |
The water wasn't any warmer, but we didn't care this time. |
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Ah! Father and daughter consoling each other after the crossing. |
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You could hear Doug....what was he saying? You don't want to know! |
We made it just fine this time |
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Bob always finds a rock or a log to sit on, always. |
This is the girl we lost, but found. Who is she anyway? |
If you go down, you know what is next. Up! |
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Lorraine made it just fine her first hike with us....but will she return? |
The ladies are making it look easy, where are all the guys? |
They come out of the woods in groups |
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...and in singles |
See? |
....and in groups. |
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Ted was ready to come out, period! |
Gloria was gathering hickory nuts on her way out????? |
...and last but not least, Dorothy and Bill |
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It was another great day, another adventure, we had it all. Ain't life great? ... and THANKS to all that brought food. I know it was appreciated by D'Coda and Tim. |
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