Photo Friday: Pics From Beals Point Campground

Today I would like to share a few of the photos that didn't make the review post of Beals Point Campground.
If you missed that review, you can check it out here.

This is an overview of part of the campground. It was taken from our campsite, overlooking a couple other campsites. It gives you a great idea of the terrain and vegetation that you should expect when camping at Beals Point.

We visited Beals Point Campground in Spring of 2017. This was following a very rainy winter. One of the results of all of the rain was fallen trees. There were a few scattered throughout the campground. This photo shows that not even large, well-rooted trees were immune to the forces of nature.

This, my friends, is poison oak. You will find a lot of it at Beals Point. The staff has been pretty good about keeping this poisonous plant out of the campsites themselves, but it can certainly be found alongside the hiking trails. There are signs warning of poison oak in the campground. Stick to the trails, and you will be ok.

We spent a lot of time watching this bird take care of the baby birds in the nest inside this tree. Here, you can see a tasty grub that will be a meal for one of the little hatchlings. This bird was careful to not lead predators to the hungry little birds inside. If a threat was detected, the bird would fly away, morsel in beak, then come back when it was safe. Another quick look around, and it would disappear into the tree.

And here we have those hungry little hatchlings, nestled deep inside the tree. This poor little bird was expecting a meal, but got a bit of camera flash instead. I felt bad about that, but what a great shot!

       I hope you enjoyed these photos as much as I do.

Nature never ceases to amaze me- full of strength and fragility all at the same time. The mighty tree can be toppled, but new life finds its way to carry on. It is all about flexibility and adaptability. Both of which are some of the things that we deal with every day in our adventure. We always look forward to what tomorrow will bring our way, and we hope to be sharing some of those adventures with you.
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