A change in method...

First, the change in method: I started this blog section because I wanted to try generating some discussion of butterflies. After several weeks it finally occurred to me to simply make this space a place to allow feedback from any of the pages from the Floralore site.
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What a surprise! Yesterday was cloudy and threatening, then last night a quick but intense storm moved over the foothills with strong wind and hard rain for 30 minutes or more. Then this morning, the sky was clear and blue, making for a promising day for a Sierra hike.
Just yesterday I spent some time with a friend to show her how to use a GPS. She and a friend of hers are going to try for Red Lake Peak today. This Carson Pass 10,000' summit is a great place for views that extend from Lake Tahoe to the north and Yosemite's Minarets to the south. Presuming that there may have been a little snow above 7000' from that storm, this should still be a great day to go look out over the landscape.
The GPS went on the trip because I know that the cross-country travel up the slope will make it hard to keep track of just where "up" is, so a waypoint will keep them aware of just where they should be heading!
[Read about GPS on Floralore.com]

--Steve