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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Ainsley Canyon

 

Though it was beautiful here on Saturday Jim and I headed over to eastern Washington  where we wouldn’t run into snow.  It is a beautiful hike.  The meadows have recovered from winter and are lush.  Of course our wet spring really helps that.  There isn’t really a trail in the area, or at least the ones in the guide books aren’t the ones I follow.  Ainsley Canyon-14

The hike has a bit of everything.  A walk in the forest,

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interesting lava rock formations

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and if you climb high enough, which requires scrambling up those interesting lava rock formations, great views of the Stuart range.

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We went up looking for flowers.  The  arrow leaf balsam root is a little past its prime,

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and it’ll be about two weeks before the lupine are in full bloom.

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On the way out, we ran across an old homestead or possible a home for summer pasture of cattle.  The area around was planted in alfalfa which should make the elk who currently stay there very very happy.

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All in all, it was a sunny day and great to lay in the sun.

Photos from hike

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