I'm so glad H2 is now open! Today Bootsmiles and I hiked the Mt. Waterman trail to the summit, over to the reservoir so her dog could take a nice swim, then back down the service road to the hwy. and the awaiting car. We saw probably 2,413,936 snow plants, including one clump that had 17 of them all together!
Of course, neither of us had a camera.
We saw lots of lupine blooming, and many more to follow. Beard tongue, wallflowers, tiny little yellow flowers that would make a great ground cover, mini lupines, and many other flowers. We saw 3 deer on the drive out there this morning. Great temperature for a great hike, and a very rewarding day.
On Tuesday of this week, we hiked from Dawson Saddle to Mt. Hawkins, our first "real" hike of the season. That was a great hike also, and closer to home.
I've decided I'm blaming Caltrans for my being out of shape, since they had the road closed for 4 years and it was difficult to get to our fave trail heads.
But, this week was a start in getting back! It felt so good to be back up there.
