After a relaxing lunch at camp we paddled our canoe over to Pierce Island Preserve, which is managed by the Nature Conservancy. Presently a heard of fourteen elk inhabit the island. Their hoof-prints mingled with those of deer and Canada geese on the beach.
We hiked through tall grass, seeing where the elk bedded down for the afternoon, enjoying the seclusion of the forest.
People can visit Pierce Island after July 15th.
Late afternoon. Warm sand, brilliant sunshine. Wonderful!
