We had a busy Labor Day weekend and the RV park was a little busier but now has quieted down for the end of season.
We headed toward Summitville (we visited last year, check this link for the previous post if you wan to re-read). We hiked a different trail with the guys metal detecting and Mickey and me hiking the trails. We went a little later in the morning and took Brad's truck to make the climb.
We have just a little of snow you can see on the mountain tops as we are at about 11,500 elevation so 3-4,000 feet higher than South Fork. It was an interesting weather day as the temperature kept dropping as we went higher and we had sprinkles and a little wind -- so chilly day. I think our lowest temp was 61 degrees and that was at 2:00pm -- Fall is definitely on its way.
Here's the small patches of snowcap -- we had a beautiful blue sky and clouds to start off the day!
A closer shot of the snow patches
We did a little metal detecting up the trail and Mickey and I found a stream along a side mountain trail (kind of hard to explain) so we spent a little time exploring and prospecting.
I tried to get a picture of the stream going straight down the mountain side, but didn't do a very good job of zooming : (
But I love the little Christmas trees that are popping up from new growth!
The tree ridge behind us was straight up with a lot of Beetle Kill trees still waiting to drop.
Temperatures dropped and we headed back to the truck. We ate lunch with the heater blasting to warm us up -- the ladies had been smart enough to wear jeans and long sleeved shirts, the guys were in shorts!!!
We traveled on up the extra mile or 2 to Summitville and got greeted by Marmots -- I have several pics because they were so entertaining -- I think we counted five from big to small. First time I had seen so many in one place. Marmots are rodents and related to ground squirrels and prairie dogs, but bigger. They do hibernate so they are storing up fat reserves for the winter.
First one was lazing on a rock and just watched us like, "go away, I am relaxing"
A friend came to play!
But decided to find his own rock to sun on.
This little white faced one showed up from the ground -- just popped up from its burrow.
You had to really watch them travel, this one was up and down in the grass watching something in the distance.
We had a great day, really enjoyed the Marmot entertainment and made it back down the mountain before the rain started.
Better run, time for bed -- we are headed out tomorrow and will keep you updated on our adventures.
Sending hugs and Marmot comradery,
Love,
Susan & Darrel
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