Long Canyon, April 27th

Today we shuttled up to Long Canyon along Flagstaff rd and walked to Gregory Canyon. The weather was 60 degrees, sunny, and a bit breezy. At the beginning portion, the trail was shaded and still had snow. We saw many familiar species like douglas fir, mullen, gopher holes, and mistletoe. We saw some mule deer and a parasitic plant known as pinedrop which laches onto the roots of pine trees. Then we talked about the most southern colony of pine birches and talked about horse's hair. The trail took us to an outcrop where we sat for a 5-minute contemplation and enjoyed the view. Finally, on our descent we walked by many flowering plants and spotted two stellar's jays.

Publicerat 27 april 2023 23.45 av alexgibbons0508