Saturday, July 08, 2006

Espada dam constructed in 1745 planned by the Fransiscans and built by the indians.
Mission San Jose. The arches to the right are the ruins of the convento (the priest HQ). The main chuch is to the left.




This be a large very old bald cypress. the bald cypress is called that because it is a conifer which loses it's needles in the winter. They are also known for their way of producing young cypress. They shoot up new trees from their roots. When the new tree pops up it's called a cypress knee. Not all knees will grow up into trees though.









A snake which was found on the way out of Cascade caverns.

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