October 1st hike on the trail to Grasshopper Pass

I am pretty far behind on my personal work and hope to catch up in the near future.

a Pika

a surprising variety of wildflowers still in bloom

Glorious Larch Trees

White-tailed Ptarmigan on the side of Slate Peak

This is the mom. Notice the cryptic coloring on her back and how it mimics the licens on the rocks around her. In the winter she will be pure white to blend in with the snow.

These are the young. We counted five or six of them.