Heart Creek
Held southwest of Oreana
Hosted by "Three Amigos" John, Amy, and Toni (and Chris)
and their trusty steeds Shorty and Nemo (and Skip)
With help from "Hot tin Foil" Laurajean, Shane, Ellen, and Bert
and their trusty steeds
A nice ride with beautiful scenery and a wide variety of weather conditions!
Friday
Pretty clouds over Murphy Rim
I got stuck behind an oversized load...
Kiser and Nikita (Christine's photo)
Kirby!
Patty and Stasia finding #1
"Reflecting heart on the flagged bush N of the trail"
"An unsuccessful operation resulting in a large standing dead Big Basin
Sagebrush N of the trail"
After the rain, we were able to come back out and hang out by the fire
Saturday
Glorious sunrise!
Cowboys rounding up cows
Finding #1
"Hot to Trot" Rita and Holly, Darrell and Chica
"Renegades" Christine and Chex, Lee and Shadow
Heading up the creek out of camp (heading for #5)
This is a HUGE juniper!
Lots of flowers!
Lisa and Amaya joined Renegades along the way
"The red heart at the tilted slab of sandstone covered with lichen"
"THe heart of the large stump on the N side of the creek"
Ore-Ida on the wrong side of the fence
Here come "Hot to Trot" into the area of #3
"The red heart at the flagged juniper tree at the edge of the juniper forest S
of the ATV trail"
"Hot to Trot" heading off to #5
"Lucky Ladies" Tracy and Raz, Kathryn and Rock
"Brush Poppers" Jesse and Sage, Samantha and Pixie, Wendy and Brandy, Atul and
Coyote, Tina and Cooper
"Ore-Ida" Tony and Misty, Holly and Mia, Lana and Rod, Brandi and Cowgirl
"Hole in the heart at the flagged dead tree E of the ATV trail"
"Die Hards II" Candy and Sissy, Mike and Jimmy, Zach and Blondi
"Zipper Lips" Bob and Cody Blu, Raina and Rummy
Krigia dandelion - there were TONs of these
Cushion plox (Phlox hoodii)
The creeks were pretty high after the rains
"Zipper Lips"
"Hot to Trot"
"Brush Poppers"
"Happy Trails"
"Renegades"
"Sisters Sue" Melissa and Splash, Sue and Hank
I think Bert could have picked a larger log!
Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata)
Poor Kirby!
Picking up markers on Sunday