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[Bob]

Wow........ havent heard that song for many years ......!!

 

[scatman]

Cicadas are so fun! Glad you got to enjoy them.

When I was probably nine or ten years old and lived in Asheville, NC, we had the 17 year cicadas emerge. They were black with red eyes and larger than the ones just off the Avenues Twin Peaks. If I remember correctly, there were a few white ones too that must have been albinos. Anyway, there were thousands of them, all over everyone's' yards, sidewalks and trees. You literally could not avoid them when walking around outside.

 

[scatman]

I headed up to Black Mountain today. It was a hot hike, but one that I could finish (about 10 miles) before my PT appointment in the afternoon.


Headed in on the Tomahawk Drive Trailhead


Wand Mullein


Leaving the Avenues Twin Peaks behind


Sego Lily


Paintbrush


Skyrocket


American Sweet Vetch


Bumblebee on thistle


The Dude Benchmark, framed by mountain mahogany and a spruce


A lone penstemon


Almost to the top of the ridge


Horned Lizard. The final count was 18 lizards and 15 horned lizards


Benchmark on the ridge


BCP greetings @Rockskipper from Black Mountain Ridge


Some Colby-Jack for a late breakfast along with some almonds


Burro Peak and Grandview Peak


Mount Ogden in the far distance. You could see the backside of Mount Ogden from Mount Logan last week


Thistle


One of the 15


A normal lizard - one of 18


Golden Rod


Does anybody know what this Prehistoric looking creature is? Fly is my guess, but what kind?


Approaching the Avenues Twin Peaks on my way down


View of Back Mountain from the northern twin


Yellow Star Thistle


The Jeep! 94 degrees when I returned to the trailhead. My Jeep has no AC, so it was a hot ride home. I was feeling the heat the
last couple of miles.



It is my wife's birthday today and she chose to go to the Handle Bar. We had never been here before.


Of course we had to order the handle bar pretzel


I got the street tacos with grilled chicken and some jalapeños poppers wrapped in bacon. Both dishes were
excellent.


And a Bombastic Shiver Coffee Stout to wash it all down.

I'm going to try and do the Van Cott Loop tomorrow before going to give blood. It's not a difficult hike, but it will be my first back to back hikes on consecutive days since my knee surgery.

 

[Rockskipper]

BCP greetings @Rockskipper from Black Mountain Ridge

Would be cool to see you do the BCP salute on top of Fremont Peak for old times' sake.

 

[Rockskipper]

It was a hot hike, but one that I could finish (about 10 miles) before my PT appointment in the afternoon.

Did your PT ask why you had dirt and seeds and bits of sticks and Chocolonely hanging off your legs?