Our group hiked into the Lost Creek Wilderness area yesterday on the Goose Creek trail. The weather finally improved and off we went to enjoy God's creation. Personally, I think we need to live more with nature if for no other reason than to get more of an impression of God's majesty. That's hard to do at Broadway and Colfax or inside Wallmart.
An interesting feature of Lost Creek Wilderness is the abundance of granite. Below, we are walking on a large rock which has groves in it worn by years of water running over it. What's really nice is to stop and listen to the wind. Trees carry on this most pleasant and refreshing conversation. And even though all the needles talk at the same time, it lulls the external senses.
Close to four miles up the trail is the shaft house which dates back to 1891. At that time, an attempt was made to build a dam on Goose Creek. There were several old cabins which housed workers. None of the work was really ever begun, but the houses remain.
We walked down to the creek and checked out the beautiful scenery. There were some fishermen nearby trying to catch small brook trout. We were just enjoying the hike and fellowship together.
An interesting feature of Lost Creek Wilderness is the abundance of granite. Below, we are walking on a large rock which has groves in it worn by years of water running over it. What's really nice is to stop and listen to the wind. Trees carry on this most pleasant and refreshing conversation. And even though all the needles talk at the same time, it lulls the external senses.
Close to four miles up the trail is the shaft house which dates back to 1891. At that time, an attempt was made to build a dam on Goose Creek. There were several old cabins which housed workers. None of the work was really ever begun, but the houses remain.
We walked down to the creek and checked out the beautiful scenery. There were some fishermen nearby trying to catch small brook trout. We were just enjoying the hike and fellowship together.
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