Too many things went on for me to follow all the tangents, but I wanted to see some country, and the next day a group trekked up through the gorgeous high meadows.






Charles found an emergent Cicada.


Charles, June, Frank, MB, Holly, Jim

We paused for the only posed photos I took, before Jim & MB turned back (lucky for them they had dogs Holly & June to guide them), and I went on with the would-be mountain men, in search of greater heights...