Lora found a huge pinecone from a Sugar Pine - about two feet long, the biggest we've found so far. The trees here are mostly a mix of pines and redwood - not the largest of either type, but not small either, and the pine smell can be very strong and pleasant.
Lora is particularly good at finding snow plants - these are small, red plants that are usually found on their lonesome, not with many peer plants nearby and are related to azaleas, oddly enough. We found our first one at Callahan Park, and saw a couple dozen on the walk down at Skunk Harbor. We've been here before, but didn't notice them (probably covered with snow or not in season). This one was ~10 steps off the path in the underbrush.
Here's what a snow plant looks like up close.
To the south of Skunk Harbor is another small cove - it doesn't have a name on the map, but it's definitely around the corner from Skunk's left tip. It doesn't have sand, just rocky tumble into the lake.
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