Busy Day on the Mountain
The urge to search for my four paw friend from the day before means I will be covering a lot of ground today. As I will be searching specific areas I decided to photograph in earnest the trail, markers etc. for winter so I will have a four season gallery for each trail. Up on the Tufa Trail the squirrels are mating (photos below) and the birds are singing as the sky begins to clear. It is another wonderful day in the park. Took my own pic on Mountain Top and shot one of a LARGE American Crow? Beautiful Bird Perched high above the Peak Trail. Even caught a sweet Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco as I continued down the mountain.
To be clear I covered about 5 1/2 miles today and climbed to the top on two different trails in hope of spotting that sweet little dog, but there was no sign of him/her. I hiked the Tufa, Dead Chief, Short Cut, Hot Springs Mountain and Peak Trails in an effort to locate any sign they might still be out there.
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- Tufa Terrace – Mating Squirrels II
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- Tufa Terrace – Mating Squirrels
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- Me (Lee Hiller) – Hot Springs Mountain Top
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- Peak Trail – male slate-colored dark-eyed junco (Thank You Kathy Loh)
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- Peak Trail – American Crow Perched in Distance III
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- Peak Trail – American Crow Perched in Distance II
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- Peak Trail – American Crow Perched in Distance
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- Hot Springs Mountain Trail – Rock Art II
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- Hot Springs Mountain Trail – Rock Art
