Around the Neighborhood and Thimbleberry to Heart Lake

Swamp Horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)

Thimbleberry Lake

Thimbleberry Lake Trailhead

Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) flowers.

Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) in bloom.

Stone Centipedes like this are fairly easy to find, but they can be a challenge to photograph as they move quickly.

Sunset

Stone Centipede (Lithobiomorpha sp)

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) grows abundantly along Sawmill Creek Road out past Whale Park.

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

Heart Lake Trailhead

As part of the trail construction, floating dock was built in Heart Lake.

Although a boat was available, Connor and I did not take it out on the lake.

The new Heart Lake to Thimbleberry Lake trail is built to accomodate bikes, though some of the hills are quite steep.

Heart Lake

Swamp Horsetail (Equisetum fluviatile)