Why do I love the Hylebos? We'll I have finally realized it's because the Hylebos is a place that awakens all of my senses. Take my visit this week as an example. My sense of hearing is engaged by the bubbling of water down the fish-ladder at Brooklake, the call of a Steller's Jay and the splash of a spawning Coho salmon. Everything about the Hylebos dazzles my eyesight, the fall colors have been especially brilliant this year. The softness of rain moisten mosses, the slime of a slug or the texture of the Western Hemlock branch, awaken my sense of touch. The Hylebos smells so fresh after a rain. I'll have to wait for summer to pick the ripe berries to satisfy my taste-buds. I'm not a mushroom expert, so I would not know a poisonous one from the edible. Each visit is different, a new experience to engage our 5 senses. Enjoy!
Favorite Visitor Ouotes
" Bufflehead Ducks and Otters @ Brooklake"
" We saw the otters too! ( 5 ) !"
" I love it even more ! :) "
" Just saw a hawk or other raptor! "
" Super "