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Gave blood this afternoon, so today's hike had to be short and sweet. The summit of Mount Wire was our destination. The wildflowers are starting to pop in the foothills here.

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Arrowleaf Balsamroot was the star of the hike

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Some bluebells and balsamroot

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Foothill Death Camas

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Longleaf Phlox

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Cryptantha

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Milk Vetch

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Stickseed

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Glacier Lilly

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Climbed the old airplane beacon

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Summit shot

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Goosefoot Violet

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Can you make out the rattlesnake?

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Sorry, a bit out of focus as it was returning to its hole in the rocks.
 
The rattlesnake above reminds me how I love winter trips.
My son in the Books warming feet, drying socks, melting snow.
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I didn't remember seeing one in the lower section when I was there in 2019. Amazing how it's placed almost perfectly
 
I cycled to the top of City Creek Canyon for the 37th year in a row today. It doesn't seem to be getting any easier. :thinking:

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Upper Rotary Park in City Creek Canyon


Some shots from my recent visit to Portland for Scatman Jr's graduation

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Standing at the world's smallest park in Portland

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First ever Voodoo Doughnut - the dirt doughnut.

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One happy Pappy! :D Hugh II graduated from the University of Portland this past Sunday with a degree in chemistry.

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Where the hell is my beer? :mad: :D
 
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It's that time again, time to donate blood to ARUP, so today's hike with the family was an old standby in Beacon Hill. We did see wildflowers along the trail, particularly false sunflowers which were abundant, and a lot of Sego Lilies on the saddle between Red Butte and Mount Wire. On our way down we saw yet again, another rattlesnake. I'm some kind of rattlesnake magnet this spring/summer.

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Common Wilkweed

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Scottish Thistle

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A zoom in on Lone Peak at the southern end of the valley, where I hope to be in about 2.5 weeks.

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Wasatch Beardtongue

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Moseying along

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False Sunflower

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Another one

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Even more

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Common Yarrow

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Another false sunflower

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Sticky Greanium

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Lots of Hookers on Mount Wire today. Hookers Onions that is. :)

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Just to give an idea of how plentiful the false sunflowers were on this hike

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Yellow Salsify gone to seed

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Sego Lilly

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Sage and Oak - that will be the titles of our memoirs @Rockskipper

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Another Sego Lilly

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Lupine

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Oh, the beacon calls

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Scatman on the ladder

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Windy day up top

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Katie, giving 'er a go

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Peace Brudda

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Lichens on the way down

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Service Berry berries

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Rattler in among the service berry bush

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This one rattled at me

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Giving me the eye. :)

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West side of Mount Wire (Beacon Hill)
 
Which way you going up Lone Peak?

I'm heading up the Cherry Canyon Route to Outlaw Cabin, then I'll head up the upper Willow Creek Drainage, then drop down to the summit ridge, and then make my way to the summit. I might return via the Jacobs Ladder Trail and then loop back to the Cherry Canyon Trail for a little change of scenery.
 
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