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Butterfly, Burnt Orange, and Buckwheat, High Sierra, Emigrant Wilderness
Butterfly, Burnt Orange, and Buckwheat, High Sierra, Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus National Forest. Sighted approaching Bond Pass to enter Yosemite from the High Emigrant Basin.
Date: July 27, 2009.
Elevation; 8400 feet.
Trail Guide: Not Completed...yet
Topo Hiking Map: Sonora Pass to Bensen Lake
Funny Story
A lot of backpackers have sighted me running across talus and skree, meadow and riverbank, only stopping to do a few deep-knee bends while grunting like a pig, laden with a great big heavy backpack.
I've seen some funny looks on backpacker's faces when they see me chasing a high altitude butterfly. Many think I've gone crazy, and a few still do after they learn I've had a merry chase of some elusive bug, butterfly, spider, or snake.
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