Journal Entry 14
Carkeek Park- 5/12
Weather: relatively warm, good medium spring temperature, 55-60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Time: early afternoon, very light out.
Today I found myself near Carkeek park and decided to spend some time looking at the environment in this park. I had never been there before but was eating lunch at the park with some friends before heading into the woods to do some exploring. I wandered up several trails and saw a multitude of horsetails, sword and bracken ferns, many maples (big leaf, Japanese, hornbeam), salmonberry, blackberry, Oregon grape, and an Alaska cedar.
I saw a sign that also read that the fish had returned to the local creek, but from what I saw there was not much to the creek and seemed to be insufficient to facilitate fish runs. However, hopefully this will pick up greatly in the coming weeks or months.
I was surprised that there were very few animals around, as I saw only a single gray squirrel, and several robins. However, the park is very big and surrounded by much deeper woods than that which I explored, and there could be many animals and birds nesting within the denser regions.
I noticed that there was also an adjacent beach area, in which I imagine there would be several species of barnacles, crabs, and some seagulls to boot. However, I never managed to wander down there and see for myself, I will save this adventure for another day.
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