The fall mast crop is Plentiful

Dudettes and dudes! I have been on this trail several times over the last weeks and found the nuts and other fall crops that occur naturally in these mountains are plentiful! And with this full crop of acorns, hickory and beech nuts, as well as berries and stuff like worms, the bears come to fatten up.  I have seen lots of sign, some very recent, but have not seen any bears yet.
Nonetheless, my hikes up the Rich Mtn trail have been very pleasing, and as always, full of variances in shades of a color(s). Be it the differing shades of green in plants, leaves and trees, or the mosses, it is fun to notice the small changes in "green".