Stoneman Lake Aug 10
Off I-17 north of the Hwy 179 exit
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STONEMAN LAKE
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With Cindi and Nancy and dogs
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Nancy's dog Kelsi
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Looking toward Rarick Canyon
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Rough lava terrain with new growth from the rains
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Into Rarick Canyon
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The 'climb-through' tree
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Our first rock art
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Here a herd of elk are driven to a place where they must turn back
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This is the large calendar spiral that is the centerpiece of the area
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Some glyphs seem much older than the others
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On the way to Stoneman Lake
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Stoneman Lake
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Cindy's dog Lucy investigates the sunflowers
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The monsoon clouds are already gathering...
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The dark area in the center is horsetail growing in lake mud
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Russian thistle
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Horsetail
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Outside the horsetail zone grows a band of tall grass...
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...Perfect for grazing cows
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Though thevtrail continues around the lake, this is as far as we get before thunder turns us around
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Globemallow
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What's that large black animal across the lake?
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We drive around the lake in the other direction for a short distance
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Toward Lake MAry, we stop partway at a camp with several horses
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These are Costa Rican Paso horses, bred in Cornville
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Cindy specializes in painting horses from photographs
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Pasos are known for their smooth riding gait
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Here are some browns...
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...And one black
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A forest puffball fungus
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Finally, we head for a tank wher the dogs can swim
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Mullein
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