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A Few Days in the Mountains

Willow and I did a volunteer stint in the mountains last week. Our time there was cut short by evacuation orders concerning a fire in the wilderness to the north of there. The fire people are concerned that it will expand to the south and west, endangering hikers and others. It was hard to leave under those circumstances.

We did enjoy good weather, blue, smoke-free skies and wildflowers. We did not enjoy the flies and mosquitoes! Lots of interesting hikers came through and a French man doing the Fastest Known Time on the Pacific Crest Trail. It is over 2600 miles and he did it in 45 days! That’s 60 miles per day, on average, for 45 days. Can you even imagine? Search on FKT, Fastest Known Time, for more information. He had quite a support crew including a content creator and a French journalist.

But mostly it was quiet and beautiful. We did go up to Slate Peak to see the collapsed lookout. It was very sad. I found a Dark-eyed Junco nest within two inches of one of the trails.

Wildflower Hike

I had to cancel a camping trip because I was somewhat under the weather and needed to schedule a Dr appointment. Feeling disappointed about the camping trip, I took myself and Willow for a hike. It was a mistake for my health but uplifting for my spirit. Now, I am on antibiotics and laying low for a while. That’s hard. And even harder on Willow.

There was a fair amount of wildflowers. It’s very dry already so this may be the peak for them. I wish I could get out and see more. The trees were looking healthy with their fresh green growth. Butterflies were busy trying to find mates and get on with their short lives. Willow loved it all but wished for a lake or a stream so we stopped at a creek on the way home.

Beach Sunset

Willow and I continued our roadtrip around the Peninsula and then south to meet up with Ken to dig razor clams. That first night we had a lovely sunset. And Willow found a stick.

A Dog and Her Stick

Willow likes her sticks. Sometimes she throws them in the air and catches them or just has to chase them down again. Sometimes she likes me to throw them but mostly she entertains herself with them. She does like to make sure I can see her having fun. And she likes to make her sticks smaller as she plays with them.

Short Summer Hike

We got up early the other day to try to beat others to this popular trailhead. It wasn’t too crowded nor too hot. Sky can’t go far in the heat so we try to take it easy for her sake. Willow goes and goes, probably twice as far as me and Sky! It wasn’t that long ago that Sky could go and go. This is the trail where Sky had her first hike and drank out of her first creek. She may have been carried for part of that hike. She was still a little pup.