Tues. Sept 17, 2013 - Huckleberries and Scotch Broom

Believe it our not - today was a zero yurt day.  There were only 4 yurts to clean in the whole park, and the rangers gave them all to another host.  We were assigned the task of litter picking in the day use area and along the trails.  Perfect for us!  To celebrate, we did the day use area in the morning, them went in to Newport for a delicious fish taco lunch at one of the harbor restaurants we've had our eye on. 

Then back to the park to do the trails.  There is very little litter here, so we took containers and picked huckleberries which are in full ripeness and very plentiful in the park and along the beach trails

 

The greens in front of the pail with huckleberries is scotch broom - the invasive plant that is crowding out the native plants over a great wide area.  Eric has been chasing it in his job with the National Forest Service in Truckee and Nevada City for several years, so I was interested in helping out here.  Every little bit counts.