{"id":8612,"date":"2019-07-29T10:10:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T16:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maxcarmichael.com\/blog\/?p=8612"},"modified":"2020-07-01T11:26:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T17:26:49","slug":"first-steps-in-the-first-wilderness-part-6-late-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxcarmichael.com\/blog\/?p=8612","title":{"rendered":"First Steps in the First Wilderness Part 6: Late July"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When I started this familiar hike in late morning, there was not a cloud in the sky over the entire mountain range. By the time I reached the peak in mid-afternoon, cumulus clouds were massing over the center of the range. As I returned down the canyon, a dark ceiling hung overhead, thunder was rolling behind me, and a light rain was falling. And as I drove toward home in early evening, most of the clouds had dispersed.<\/p>\n

The canyon bottom was even more of a jungle than before. I wondered how thick it can get by the end of monsoon season!<\/p>\n

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Probably a spotted towhee <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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A jay <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Looking back at thunderclouds massing over the peak I was leaving <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Because this spring is just below a high peak, the water is pure and doesn’t need to be treated. Some of the best-tasting water I’ve ever had! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Garter snake – first snake I’ve seen here <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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\"Rain <\/a>
Rain clouds all gone <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n