08/20/17 - Hurricane Hill as Summer Passes The summer is passing. More gold and brown are creeping into the colors of the high country. We hiked the Hurricane Hill Trail again and saw a bit of drama, two young marmots were attacked by a hawk. They were unharmed, but one tends to thing that these things are just staged for nature documentaries. Not true.We also ran into the team planning to rebuild the trail. The Hurricane Hill Trail is heavily used in season, and it has been showing signs of wear. We're hoping they don't have to close the trail for too long. We've been having a lot of trail and road closures lately. |
 Summer colors |
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 Still plenty of green |
 Mountains in late summer |
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 Another view |
 The view to the north |
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 Clouds add drama. |
 A silky sky |
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 Late summer flowers |
 The season |
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 Yet another view |
 The trail planning team at work |
Keywords: flowers, high country, hurricane hill, marmots, summer |
