Tussocks

Tussocks are big round mounds the size of a basketball or much bigger. Sedge and moss and lichen grow on them and they move when stepped on - very unstable to walk on them so we step between them. The ground between them was very wet from last night's rain and it was a slow walk. Hiking poles are necessary to keep from twisting an ankle.

Sometimes the tussocks are packed tightly with little room for a good foothold.

~~ 'Punk' tussocks with a spikey hairdo ~~