Poetry Friday, Week 32: Fort to Sea Trail

 Molly at Nix the Comfort Zone is hosting the round up this week. She's thinking about "JOY" which was my OLW a few years back.
This past weekend, I experienced joy on a six plus mile hike with my daughter.  She was an amazing cheerleader and patient with me as I have not hiked that amount in many years. We hiked the Fort to Sea trail which begins at Fort Clatsop and ends at the Pacific (full disclosure, we stopped when we got to the car).
As I hiked, I thought of this year's work for me, "expand". The hike was a way to expand and challenge me. We saw quite an array of  fauna and flora.  Perhaps one of the the best joy moments for me was watching a rodent about squirrel size (not exactly sure of the species) carry away the top of mushroom in a scamper.  Both my daughter and I witnessed this moment and while not captured on a phone, it has stayed with me.

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