Foot of Earth Two: July 31, 2002

Global Positioning System (G.P.S. Location):

1,335 feet elevation
N 47 degrees 50.425 minutes
W 123 degrees 28.201 minutes

Animals

No animals present besides the occasional fly.

Plants

Lichens: Dark green moss, soft- almost fuzzy; the base is brown and the needles curl out in an upside down half moon shape.

Stair-step: light green moss with some brown near the stem, needles facing upwards.

Foamflower: long stem with toothed edged leaves of three.

Ginger: heart shaped green leaves that are spread out along the stem.

Indian Pipe: albino white stem that feeds off of mychorrhizae; looks like a Venus flytrap.

Leaves of four; top of leaves are toothed and there are more leaves towards the base.(name uknown, no picture)

Long narrow green leaves that are shiny on top, soft and not toothed.(name uknown, no picture)

Review:

The area is close to mychorrhizae of trees and rich with nurse logs. The canopy is broken and there is little light shining on the area of earth. It is right next to the trail, but very much intact and not trampled over. No sign of animal life feeding off of the plants.