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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.
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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.
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.
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Would be cool to see you do the BCP salute on top of Fremont Peak for old times' sake.
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Did your PT ask why you had dirt and seeds and bits of sticks and Chocolonely hanging off your legs?
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Do you think my knee could handle Fremont?
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I had time to get home and shower before heading to PT. He ended up doing a deep fascia message, and then a scrape, and then another message. He also gave me some toe strengthening exercises to do on a daily basis along with all the other ones he's given me in the past. I swear I spend most of my day just doing preventative exercises to keep me going!
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I was able to complete the Van Cott Loop this morning. It's only 4.2 miles in length, but it was nice to be able to hike on consecutive days with some elevation gain to each hike.
A cold front moved through last night which dropped the high for today to 89 degrees. It felt a lot more reasonable than the 97 yesterday.
After the hike, we all went and donated blood. I got to talk rattlesnakes with the phlebotomist.
Smoke moved into the Salt Lake Valley from a fire near the Utah/Nevada border
Sheila, making her way up the Van Cott west ridge
Lupine
Katie, taking a drink on another warm day.
Sheila arrives at the summit
Hazy Black Mountain where I hiked yesterday
There were a bunch of Sego Lilies just off the Van Cott summit
Bikini Pose on Van Cott @Rockskipper
Can't even see the Oquirrh Range on the west side of the valley
Saw two of these guys today, but no regular lizards
Bumblebee
Buckwheat
One of those prehistoric flies got my daughter.
Red Butte
A moth
A blue lazuli bunting
A very small preying mantis on a parking space line
Another shot of Red Butte
Golden foothills of Van Cott
A cold front moved through last night which dropped the high for today to 89 degrees. It felt a lot more reasonable than the 97 yesterday.
After the hike, we all went and donated blood. I got to talk rattlesnakes with the phlebotomist.
Smoke moved into the Salt Lake Valley from a fire near the Utah/Nevada border
Sheila, making her way up the Van Cott west ridge
Lupine
Katie, taking a drink on another warm day.
Sheila arrives at the summit
Hazy Black Mountain where I hiked yesterday
There were a bunch of Sego Lilies just off the Van Cott summit
Bikini Pose on Van Cott @Rockskipper
Can't even see the Oquirrh Range on the west side of the valley
Saw two of these guys today, but no regular lizards
Bumblebee
Buckwheat
One of those prehistoric flies got my daughter.
Red Butte
A moth
A blue lazuli bunting
A very small preying mantis on a parking space line
Another shot of Red Butte
Golden foothills of Van Cott
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I was going to say in that pic....it looks ready to burn.
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Well, you need to tone down those smokin' hot bikini poses (sorry, couldn't resist).
Our air quality was moderate today here in W. Colorado and they're calling for smoke from the fires in Utah to move in tomorrow. I always check in with these guys: https://colosmokeoutlook.blogspot.com
Looks like this will add to it. I looked to the west this evening and could see a big flat smoke cloud covering the horizon. Hope they get the one by you out ASAP. Guess it's time to order that air filter.
ETA: Watch Duty has more photos and is calling it the Bonneville Fire.
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