Day 2 was just as wonderful as day 1! Yesterday’s High Point Trail was 15 miles from the camp grounds. So on day 2 we decided to hang closer in the park.
The start of the Bird Haven/Vista trails begins at the petrified wood exhibit area. Off we headed. As you may notice, the day was warming up nicely and I was already shedding layers.
Briar made sure I was doing it right. Yes, she was a back seat driver. LOL
The rock ledges were awesome!
Like a moth to a flame, I was drawn in to investigate.
Claire documents her mother being suck in.
Indeed this ledge would have provided shade for a traveler long ago.
Impressions!
Closeup of a mud dauber nest under the ledge seems to be looking back.
Back to the sunshine again. The lichens were amazing like this scale lichen (Psora)!
A yellow crustose lichen that was heavily pruinose. Pruina is a powdery, frost-like deposit on lichens that is typically is made of calcium oxalate crystals and/or dead cortical tissues.
Looking from above, the ledge that sucked me in earlier. Beautiful country!
An exposed vein exposed on the trail.
Echinocereus cactus! Using the Flora of Oklahoma, it would key to E. reichenbachii by the number of spines.
The rocks, lichens and plants, oh my! Indeed, they were fantastic!
I bet lots of folks have the inclination to crawl in but dont have the nerve. I bet rattlesnakes like it under there too. I would probably check it out anyway tho.😄
Briar is always ready to provide input!
And it was usually welcome🤣
Oh wow, I would definitely be sucked in by that rock ledge and any others!
Glad to know it was just not me with the affliction. 😉
I bet lots of folks have the inclination to crawl in but dont have the nerve. I bet rattlesnakes like it under there too. I would probably check it out anyway tho.😄