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The wife and I went for a small hike today at Carpenter Park, on the Sangamon River, next to Springfield. Beautiful weather for a hike.
The canopy pretty much always looked like this, at times much thicker:
A termite infested tree. Surprised it's still standing:
'Tis good to be in the woods again:
Big ol' burl. Saw many today:
Dry creek bed:
Steps going down into a small ravine:
At the bottom:
Along the river. Thought the roots looked pretty cool:
The rocks along the river contain many strata:
The muddy Sangamon:
Again showing the layers:
You can see where the rocks have fallen off:
Small hog nose snake we came across. Isn't he cute?
You can see how they flatten their head out like a cobra. They're non venemous. They flick their tail like a bug, to draw frogs and toads in, their main meal. They won't bite at all. I could put my finger in it's mouth, and it still wouldn't bite. They're known for rolling over and playing dead, but this one wouldn't do it, the little bastard:
He kept smiling for the camera. I think he liked me :
Then all of a sudden, it regurged a frog, haha. It was great. Yep, that's a frog it just spit out, in front of it:
Some Becker content. We were in the shade, so not the best photos:
That snake regurgitation made me thirsty, and especially hungry:
Same 'ol cheese, crackers, summer sausage, and pear sandwiches:
Yep, that's a heart tin. My wife collects tins, and that's what she keeps the tea and sugar in when we go hiking.
Just thought I'd clear that up. 
Wife broke out the espresso maker. That's Sambuca in the flask :
The river:
You can see my wife in the photo. Gives you an idea of size perspective:
Looking down the river:
One of these kind of shots:
Rockin' the sling bag:
Deer we saw on the way out. We saw a couple, but I didn't get a shot of the other:
All in all, we had a blast. Was so good to get out in the nice weather, into the woods. Been missing it.
The canopy pretty much always looked like this, at times much thicker:
A termite infested tree. Surprised it's still standing:
'Tis good to be in the woods again:
Big ol' burl. Saw many today:
Dry creek bed:
Steps going down into a small ravine:
At the bottom:
Along the river. Thought the roots looked pretty cool:
The rocks along the river contain many strata:
The muddy Sangamon:
Again showing the layers:
You can see where the rocks have fallen off:
Small hog nose snake we came across. Isn't he cute?
You can see how they flatten their head out like a cobra. They're non venemous. They flick their tail like a bug, to draw frogs and toads in, their main meal. They won't bite at all. I could put my finger in it's mouth, and it still wouldn't bite. They're known for rolling over and playing dead, but this one wouldn't do it, the little bastard:
He kept smiling for the camera. I think he liked me
:
Then all of a sudden, it regurged a frog, haha. It was great. Yep, that's a frog it just spit out, in front of it:
Some Becker content. We were in the shade, so not the best photos:
That snake regurgitation made me thirsty, and especially hungry:
Same 'ol cheese, crackers, summer sausage, and pear sandwiches:
Yep, that's a heart tin. My wife collects tins, and that's what she keeps the tea and sugar in when we go hiking.
Just thought I'd clear that up.
Wife broke out the espresso maker. That's Sambuca in the flask
:
The river:
You can see my wife in the photo. Gives you an idea of size perspective:
Looking down the river:
One of these kind of shots:
Rockin' the sling bag:
Deer we saw on the way out. We saw a couple, but I didn't get a shot of the other:
All in all, we had a blast. Was so good to get out in the nice weather, into the woods. Been missing it.
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