64.04 Portugal: 'Autumn has broken, like the first Fall': A quick introductory peek into the new season.

  At this stage of the trip, we have hiked much more in rain than on clear days. Full sunshine is not something we've seen much of and partial can mean 2 minutes of appearance within an hour. Nevertheless, Geres is proving to be a mystical spot, a magical place, well, to express it bluntly, a wonderful town but far more importantly, a treasure in the wilderness. 

  We wrote a few days previously about autumn colors and what we might expect relative to the state of Utah. Preceding today's formal posting, we included a few photographs from a big hike, mostly in rain, to offer a comparison. Although we are not at all discouraged by the poor weather, actually enjoying being wet except behind the ears, it does affect the views. That can be a bit of a downer and yet there still are compensating situations.

 Numerous waterfalls: never seen more on a single mountain. (Of course, 'married', that's different.)
Might be termed 'in the thick of things'.
Gets worse or better, depending on one's perspective.
The 'wet look' before deciding it might be intelligent to at least cover the backpack.
Jen about to enter the thicker parts of the forest and having to cross numerous waterfalls.
We have never before had our boots and lower legs covered completely in water on so many occasions during one hike. Be grateful you cannot smell our boots.
Not autumn colors but where do you get such 'greens'? 'Stupid question, Jeffrey, aren't you in Geres?'
Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey