章 339: Hiking

After resting after a long session, the couple following Brynhild's suggestion went to a certain mountain to hike.

As they pulled into the parking lot of Whispering Pines, he couldn't help but be drawn to the park's entrance. Framed by towering pines, a rustic wooden archway marked the trailhead.

The centerpiece of the archway was a large, intricately carved wooden sign. Carved from a single slab of weathered redwood, the sign bore the park's name in bold, stylized lettering. Each letter was adorned with a different element from the natural world – "W" with a winding path etched into its form, "H" shaped like a towering pine tree, "I" resembling a slender stream, "S" mimicking a graceful fern, "P" echoing the silhouette of a soaring hawk, "E" taking the shape of a nestled owl, "R" mirroring the gnarled roots of an ancient tree, "I" resembling a delicate wildflower, "N" reminiscent of a stag's antlers, and "G" shaped like a cascading waterfall.