After sliding off the highest dune, it started to rain. It started raining lightly but then it just kept increasing. It happened to be lunch time, so we had a decision to make. I said that we should hike into the boreal forest and try and get some relief from the trees to block the rain. That’s what we did and it was a great stop for us.

We are entering the forest in the first two photos. The color was again remarkable. I kept going until I got to an area of larger trees with some canopy to block the rain.

We stopped at the place in the third photo and ate our lunch. The forest floor was like a giant sponge but really not wet, just deep and soft.

The last two photos are on our way back out of the forest after lunch and after the rain stopped.