Blind Channel Resort

Today we took a hike to see the 800 year old cedar tree. It is about 16 feet in diameter. We were reassured again so we took Merlin with is as well as our bear bell and air horn. We put the bell on Merlin and he wasn't too crazy about it. I also think he may have smelled the big scary animals that live in the woods. He stayed very close to us. The hike wasn't too strenuous although my heart rate really got up there. It is so beautiful here. We have no idea how deep the forest floor is beneath us. We are walking much of the time on a cedar path which is spongy and soft. The old cedar tree is magnificent. We marvel at how it survived all of the lumbering. There are three cemetery markers on the tree of past Richter's with flowers around them. We wonder if their ashes were spread here. There are no actual grave sites. We got back to the resort in time to have a barbecued lunch on the patio. Again, overpriced ($15 for a cheeseburger), but delicious and in a lovely location. The rain started in the afternoon and got quite hard by dinnertime.