The Santa Clara Tract Northern Flow - Part 2

The dogs and I were walking a trail along the Santa Clara Tract Northern Flow, the shoreline of the St. Regis River. Seamus, Daphne and Clover went right into the water:

Then Fergus joined them, and Jack cautiously checked it out:

But the two most enthusiastic water lovers are always Seamus and Daphne:

Once we'd had our fun at the first shore access, we returned to the trail to do more exploring:

The trail was alive with wildflowers - in this case, Goldenrod, Queen Anne's Lace and Spotted Knapweed. But there were lots of other wildflowers as well, especially Pearly Everlastings and Yarrow:

The dogs wanted to run and I had to keep calling them back - but that's normal. I guess I'm used to it:

In no time at all, we found another spot with shoreline access. Daphne and Clover went right in but I was most excited by the brilliantly colored Cardinal Flower in the water:

This is our beloved wild Lobelia, an Adirondack water lover:

But the dogs didn't care about flowers. They just wanted to have fun:

And fun they did have. I love this photo of Seamus and Jack, with the wild Adirondacks in the background. The dogs and I are in a beautiful part of the country and having happy lives:

And little Daphne played among the Cardinal Flowers. But we weren't done yet. I'll post Part 3 tomorrow: