Much Needed Moisture

We have finally had a bit of rain, although not exactly a deluge. It has been drizzling off and on for the last handful of days though. I guess it's better than nothing.

The moisture brings out the amphibians and the decomposers, but that didn't stop me from also finding a Rattlesnake this week. It was coiled under one of the usual corrugated sheets of metal near camp, and barely reacted when 21 kids leaned over to look at it, cameras flashing.

On our "all day" hike (really only around 5.5 hours) we ascended 1000 feet into the foggy greenery, being careful not to tread on newts. By the time we finished the hike, we'd walked around four miles and counted 210 of them.

Here's newt #74:

Here's the magical woodland:

Yes, I took these at work. Weep.