The dogs and I went up-valley on Friday for a change of scenery. The pass is still closed so traffic is light up there. That will change soon. The dogs were happy to see some dwindling snow patches and I enjoyed looking at the rivers and streams. Lost River was running clear while all the other streams were muddy with runoff. Glacier lilies were blooming where the snow had just melted. Butterflies probed into old dog poop looking for nutrients. Chipping Sparrows, Willow Flycatchers and many other birds sang their songs of spring time.
I always stop for this view.
Glacier lily
Glacier lily
Spring beauty
Buttercup
I should know the name of this mountain
This bridge is nerve-wracking for me. In the summer I wade across the river but not now.
Sky was not as confident as Luna
Luna says it’s a piece of cake.
Quite the rushing river
A small waterfall
Fresh cottonwood leaves
Cottonwood leaves in black and white
Cedar and sunlight
Forest and the trees
This creek must have escaped its culvert. Now it is going across the road.
That’s where the road should be.
Luna gets a stick out of the muddy torrent
Even muddy, it’s still pretty
Butterflies. How many do you see?
Disgusting, I know.
Sky is curious.
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