Three Flagstaff Trails Jul 15
Short hikes from different places in the area: Crater Lake, Bismark Lake, Veit Spring.
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3 FLAGSTAFF TRAILS
First, we head for Crater Lake
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Lupine is in bloom
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The trail is a former jeep road
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A female elk
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This intermittent pond is on porous lave, so the water disappears quickly
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But the volcanic soil has produced lushness
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Mountain phlox
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Time for a break
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There is still one small patch of snow on the San Francisco Peaks
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Our second trail is Bismark Lake. This is the old ranch fence at the trailhead.
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Mating butterflies
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The lake is reached across a broad meadow
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This is the lake when full
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Right now, early in monsoon, there is not much water
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What insect is this?
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Here are the designated lunch rocks
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Our third trail os Veit Sprinhg, halfway up the Snow Bowl access road
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