Studies in Green and Brown, III

Washington, Connecticut

Back in the woods. The brilliant green moss populates the decaying fallen trees more intensely than the standing ones.

Steep Rock is a preserve, not a wilderness, so if you stick to the trails you'll see plenty of evidence of chainsaw cleanup work. Go off the trails (take even more precaution against ticks) and you'll find acres of ground that have been left completely to nature for many decades.