Things popping out right and left, I can hardly keep up. And the weather will not stay consistent, rain, sleet, snow showers yesterday, then blue skies and blazing sunshine. Giant wind today - keeps you hopping.
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| That is a hoof emerging! |
The elk and deer are all over the place and the big news is the elk have started having their babies. We accidentally came upon an elk in the labor process while hiking. She didn't get up and run away when she saw us, which is clearly not elk behavior, and we quietly walked away still not understanding the significance. Realized when we got home and looked at the photo I'd taken. That was courtesy of the great zoom I have now - she was not close. Next, a brand new elk calf was all by itself barely able to walk at the mudhole as Mark and I drove by at separate times. We were worried it was abandoned, but later in the day it was gone, mommy came back it seems.
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| fake dynamite a neighbor put in |
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| trash dump from at least one cabin - lots of tinned food eaten apparently |
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| old washtub |
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| excuse me, why are you here? |
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| another cave! |
Our hike was a lot of fun. It was actually on Star Mt., believe it or not, in an area that neighbors had told us about but we'd never been. A whole other set of old mining cabins - how did they live and make it through the winters here?
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| lupine |
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| larkspur |
Still a tad early to put out hanging baskets and herbs but we're ready to jump on it when freezing temps abate.
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