For me there is a special thrill in seeing land reverting to its true nature and that's why I love this area so much. With a storm moving in and electricity sparkling in the air my head comes up and my eyes go wide.
Leaves turn up to get ready for the rain, flowers clench onto their petals and every breath of air is worth a thousand city gulps.
This is the way the earth once was. This is the way earth was meant to be.
A good stiff breeze can put trees swaying and quite a few of them have toppled, making firewood for the masses. Natural meadows are prevalent in parts of the preserve with tall trees to climb at advantageous spots so you can perch and wait for wildlife to come out of hiding. Hunters have driven out the bears and the buffalo but this is still a very good place to find snakes, scorpions and ticks. Tracks show this is a very popular area for wildlife. Horse tracks reveal that horseback is the very best way to go sightseeing through here.
Warning: don't expect your cell phone to work out here. If you want to maintain contact with your group, bring some walkie-talkies in with you. Don't forget water.
The underbrush is quite thick in through here. The root systems are not very deep and in some spots that depth is measured in inches, not feet. Naturally there are places where the rock rips right up through the ground.
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