February 28, 2020
During the month of February we hit the trail 7 more times including a nice 9.2 mile hike through every corner and height of Prescott Park. Since there has been little rain or snow this month, plus lots of sunshine, the flowers are already making their "pre-spring" appearance in some areas.
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| Oaks Toothwort |
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| Marsh Marigolds |
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| One of many young bucks we saw at the JWT |
The first Spring flower we saw this month was the Western Buttercup as we hiked the Lower Table Rock trail. That was followed by Oaks Toothwort at the Jacksonville Woodlands Trails. During this last week of February we have seen Grass Widows, Fawn Lilies, Houndstongue and Indian Warriors. Seems like all of these are a few weeks early due to the warmer and drier weather here in Southern Oregon.
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| Houndstongue |
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| Grass Widow |
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| Indian Warrior |
As March approaches we can only anticipate even more flowers along the trails and when combined with the start of daylight savings time, it makes for one of the high mileage hiking months of the year for us. We plan on some new trails in March too and will try to post those as time allows. Till then, get out and enjoy nature as Spring arrives.
Trekking Together
Glenn and Carol
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