Sunday, May 27, 2012

Memorial Day Pawtuckaway Getaway

This weekend, we tried two different 5-mile loops.  Day One featured spectacular dragonflies.





Designed by Tiffany's?


Petrified car? :)

I just love this - the electric blue body perfectly aligned with its perch.





Lilies on Dead Pond

The water iris in the center is hard to see, but I love the way the reflections came out.

Yellow flowers and reflections


On Day Two, we drove in to the west side of the park, a long bumpy ride.  But it was a great way to kick off the North Mountain Summit loop.  


Day 2 was all about toads.  First we saw the regular size toad.

It tried to pretend it wasn't there, but it didn't leave.

This little guy's presence on top of the rock may explain why the big one was reluctant to leave!!!

Awww!

We put the key fob as close as we dared, to show scale.

Soon afterward, my camera died.  However, we found our way -- it was more challenging than expected (partially because we were hiking two days in a row), but everyone did really well.  

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