Backpacking at Henry Coe State Park, Round II

Mike and I were planning to go to the DMV to take care of car stuff on Saturday, as well as visit Mike’s parents. However, the visit got moved to Sunday late afternoon, and on Friday night, we learned that the DMV suspended Saturday service. So what did we do? We planned a spur-of-the-moment backpacking trip! Is that an oxymoron?

This time around, there was a lot of water, and many flowers in bloom. We had a great view from our camp site at Willow Ridge, on the border of the Western Zone of the park (~7.5 miles from Coe Headquarters). We made it out of the park 30 minutes before the storm rolled in, and in time for Easter Sunday hanging out/dinner with Mike’s family (did I mention that we are all atheists? I don’t know what’s going on). We are backpacking ninjas.

lupin field

Mike

water

thistle field

willow ridge spring

mystery flowers

bench
Mike moving a log bench for a scenic lunch

The Narrows

Fiddlehead somethings

Turkeys
Turkeys!

The Narrows
Navigating The Narrows

Inch worm
A hitchhiker

Lunch
Drying off after Mike helped me dunk my right foot in The Narrows ~_^

Coyote Brush

Ribes

Bridge out
Almost Home

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