Not a lot of space to pitch a tent, but I made it work. |
The morning air smelled of smoke. |
And smoke misted the distance. |
These really look like blueberries, but until I can positively identify them, I must leave their tempting blue roundness alone. |
Not exactly ideal trail for a healing ankle sprain. |
A distant waterfall along the ridge. |
More of those "donkey roller" rocks on the trail. |
Another waterfall, with an interesting artifact. |
In this close-up, you can see the huge boulder stuck in the channel. |
I know it's not a long trek, but I'm really tired of hiking slower than Ambrose. |
I hope a formal reroute gets in place here for next year. The current one is a bit difficult to parse. |
If we had approached the crossing from this side initially, we would have been momentarily fooled into thinking the Queens River had dried up. |
Instead of merely shifting its course by about 20 feet laterally. |
Getting closer to the last ford - the last time Ambrose will shuttle my pack across to protect my ankle. |
Maybe next year I'll bring an ax out and spend the day whacking my way through this. |
Now that's more like it - soft grass, nothing too tall to hide rocks in. So of course the trail doesn't stay like this long. |
One last tricky section through the bog, then it's easy trails. |
Ambrose climbing up to the high road reroute. |
I should be in front! I'm supposed to be the hare in this pairing. |
One last little stream crossing. |
We made it! |
The water's much lower than it was back in June. |
There are still far more cars here than what I consider normal for this trailhead. |
From the safety of our cage - that is, car - we came to a stop to observe the bear. |
If he or she wanted to cross the road, they were welcome to do so without our roaring car interfering. |
Instead, she or he went behind some bushes, so we pulled forward to get a better look. As you do. |
This one's my favorite of the pictures. |
And then she or he ambled up the slope, disappearing over the ridge and we finished the drive home. |
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