High Country Hunting Trip
Headed for Mt. Fitzgerald this afternoon, got 2 Ruffies on the way up, and 1 large male Blue Grouse at 4700 feet.... Today, however, I remembered the camera, so here are some photos of the area....
One the way up, taken at 3500 feet, looking down at the logging road, Granite Creek Valley, and a beautiful homestead on the other side....
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At about 4700 feet, on the edge of a clearcut, somebody built this hunting shelter.... The pink in the foreground is fireweed, gone to seed....
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Just past that, we came across a yearling Black Bear crossing the road....
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Right at the end of the road, at 5300 feet, is a clearcut that has recently been replanted....
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On the way back down, we were treated to this magnificent view.... The peak in the background is Mt. Coquihalla....
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Just a bit later, a Mule Deer ran across the road and into the trees.... sorry about the fuzzy photo, it was taken just before she disappeared....
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No photos of the Grouse today, we concentrated on the scenery.... I'm now up to 23, on day 11 of the season, and I haven't hunted every day....
Bob
