Sunday, July 26, 2009

Day 2 ~ Day Of Hiking ~ Wow my feet are sore Part 1

Wow I saw so much today on my hike....Plus I hiked aprox 8 kilometers today! Did I love it I sure did. I saw amazing things, one of the amazing sights other than the beautiful scenic images before my eyes was the animals I saw today. Here are some totally awesome shots of a Chipmunk. We don't have Chipmunks on Vancouver Island, so when I spotted this little wee thing eating berries well of course I had to stop and stalk my pray. See how close I could get to this little one before it fled off into the forest again. I was pleasantly surprised by how close I could get....so so beautiful this little one. Oh I love it here already.


In these next two images they are to compliment the Part 2 post below with the images of the tree growing out of the rocks. In these two shots I'm showing you just how wonderful this tree has managed to survive by curling it's trunk around the rock and in the same shot showing the beautiful mountains in the background. So lovely.....how nature can adapt to it's environment. It has always amazed me how trees can grow anywhere even in rock.










8 comments:

  1. Beautiful day! Such a cute little animal and it is amazing how some trees can grow in the most difficult conditions.

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  2. Oh what lovely images Crista! And sounds like you're really enjoying your hike. Have a great time! And love the new look of your blog.

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  3. I just passed the Kreative Blogger award on to you because you have such a nice creative flair...but I see you already have one! I guess you can never have too many awards! :-)

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  4. Beautiful scenery and really great photos of the Chipmunk.

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  5. What a lovely place to hike Crista. You have some wonderful pictures on your page.

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  6. Lizzy ~ Yes the chipmunk was cute I'm so glad I got the pictures and I just love the photo's of the tree...I never thought they could grow and grow well from within the rocks.

    Maree ~ Nice to hear from you :) I'm so glad you love the new look of the blog. Thank you I will be doing alot of things up here this week and next. Hoping for some bear shots :)

    Oh Kelly thank you for your Nomination that is too cool!! When I have time I will post the award and do my thing. I hope that will be ok.
    I'm happy to see that you thing I have great creative flair...Thanks

    John ~ Yes the chipmunk what a great find indeed...he or maybe she was just so cute, but they do have the most amazing call. That's how I noticed them in the first place. Good thing I have some hearing otherwise I wouldn't have noticed the Chipmunks at all.

    Joan ~ Oh it is stunning up here Joan and everyday will definatly be an adventure.

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  7. Cute little Chipper you caught there. I think they are very tolerant of humans. I was able to get pretty close to several of them when we were up in Michigan, and we always see them whenever we go camping (they must know campgrounds are a good place for a free meal!). I even had one run across my lap while we were sitting at a picnic table eating a meal. It was crazy. Glad you're enjoying your trip!

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  8. Wow really Heather...that is wild. I guess though chipmunks like squirrels get use to humans being around. This one sure did let me get close...not as close as I would have liked to the the shot I really wanted but hey I'm happy with the shots.

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