I'll bet you have, John. Here is an observation just west of the shore of Woodchuck Lake. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3693551giantbrookie wrote: ↑Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:05 pm I did two trips in Woodchuck Country which at least partly overlapped with the elevation range, exposure, and geology of where you hiked so I'd guess that I may have walked by it.
You have probably thrown a few spinners into the lake from very near here.
I find this particularly true with flowers. Some species pop into view out of the corner of my eye, in particular; Lewisia leeana and its cousin L. triphylla, Ivesia santolinoides aka Sierra mousetail, Brewer's Miterwort (Mitella breweri), and Pine Fritillary (Fritillaria pinetorum).giantbrookie wrote: ↑Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:05 pm From a scientist/scholar's standpoint one of the perks of age is that one's pattern recognition library continues to grow with time.
Based on some of the hikes you have done recently, I wouldn't be surprised if you could do that hike right now. There was only one difficult stretch - Volcanic Lakes to Granite Lakes - and you would really enjoy the route finding over that ridge.giantbrookie wrote: ↑Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:05 pm Btw, I was notified about your edit and reply on the old "tough hikes" thread which is a testimony to the extreme hikes you were doing 20 years ago (3-day Grouse-Kid-Glacier-Volcanic Lakes trip). Whew. No way I would have even considered trying such a hike in my mid 50s (your age when you did the trip and my age as of the time of that post) let alone now.
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