Before summer faded, I wanted to pen this diary of mountain wildflowers seen on a hike in early August. The autumnal equinox has passed and the flowers you see have faded, leaves withered. The deep snows have yet to fall. But soon they will.
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I did this hike with my older son, the first of my two. I wanted only to bring one of our two dogs, so we chose Daisy over Buddy. Daisy is a sprightly lass of mixed breed that needed some bound up energy drained away.
The hike we chose was Thorp Mountain Lookout. We were hoping for clearing weather and some good views from the lookout. It had rained the day before and the system was moving out. When we reached the lookout it was cloudy, no views, and a little windy. We layered up with jackets and I added a sweaty layer I took off on the hike up.
The hike is mostly wooded but opens up the higher you get. There is a little side trail that leads to Thorp Lake.
We were rewarded with an incredible variety of wildflowers. I tried to capture them all while trying to keep up with son. The sequence is roughly starting with the woodland and wet area flowers, then to the rocky ridgetop flowers.
We spotted a little bit of wildlife.
Summer fades …
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Now It's Your Turn
What have you noted happening in your area or travels? As usual post your observations as well as their general location in the comments.
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