HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! MORE HIKING...yesterday in the rain.
Flexibility, the name of the game. The intended destination was thwarted by ominous clouds, dirt road, and my light, low clearance car. Eleven of us left town, three to day hike and eight backpackers. So we dayhikers bailed part way up and did another trek, this one twice as steep, so although it was only five miles round trip, we got a pretty good aerobic workout, and several good "natural" showers.
But it was beautiful and we enjoyed it immensely. Here's my daughter Cinda and friend Rita by the lake LOTS of water in the stream! No shortage of snow in the mountains this year.
We ended the evening with a good baseball game; the Billings Mustangs are a farm team of the Cincinnati Reds, and although they've been on a losing streak, last night the loss was 6-5, so it was fun to watch.