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The girls and I had a nice hike on the Pacific Crest Trail recently. We started out watching and listening to pikas on a talus slope. Willow and I watched from the trail while Sky looked for a shady spot. She’s seen them before! On the way back I stopped to search for a pair of ground squirrels who were whistling back and forth. And LOTS of wildflowers. It may have been the peak of the season since the snow melted early and everything is drying out quickly. There were no little streams and only the smallest of snow patches for the girls to cool their bellies and feet. I think the helicopter was looking for wildfires since we’ve had a fair amount of thunderstorms recently. It was a nice day in the mountains.

>I am pretty far behind on my personal work and hope to catch up in the near future.

On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
a Pika
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
a surprising variety of wildflowers still in bloom
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
Glorious Larch Trees
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass