Initially I wasn't planning to hike today, as I thought I'd be sore from Longs. But when I got up this morning I felt okay, so I hiked up S Boulder Peak. While the forecast was for 90 degrees the morning was fairly mild, and I had a breeze and some shade hiking up/down Shadow canyon. All good.
As I've mentioned there's a large burn area around the saddle between S Boulder peak and Bear peak, a scar from the 2012 Flagstaff fire. Today as I hiked through this area I noticed fireweed growing between the charred, dead trees. Also dozens of tiny aspens (about 4' high) have taken advantage of the clearing to form a new grove. So the forest is slowly starting to heal.
As I've mentioned there's a large burn area around the saddle between S Boulder peak and Bear peak, a scar from the 2012 Flagstaff fire. Today as I hiked through this area I noticed fireweed growing between the charred, dead trees. Also dozens of tiny aspens (about 4' high) have taken advantage of the clearing to form a new grove. So the forest is slowly starting to heal.
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