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Did you know about Mountain Yellow-legged Frog? (D-21 383.9 - 406.6 plus 1.5 miles & D-22 406.6 - 430.4)

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Encountered this trail angel, Cheshire Cat, within 2 hrs of starting the hike yesterday (D-21) morning and he offered sweet, juicy fresh fruit.  Took a piece of honey dew melon and an apple.

    Breakfast

And this is the reason for the title:
Thanks to this frog, a section of the trail was closed and all hikers had to long detour walking on the highway and then a side trail before joining the PCT, which added 1.5 miles extra 😬.  The frog species better survive for making us all go thru the extra miles 🙂.

While walking thru the side trail, we came across this brilliant red plant, called the Snow Plant per another hiker, in the middle of all the brown:

The obligatory rattlesnake photo:
And, a little bit of trail magic near the end of yesterday - Tootsie Rolls and boiled eggs.  Strange combination! Skipped the eggs.

Trail magic today, thanks to a friend of a fellow-hiker:
All the hikers resting in the shade of the truck, after the beer, and before the long, hot climb this afternoon.
I thought the trail looked nice here
Finally, the tent site tonight
Data:
D-21
D-22

Comments

LisaB said…
The snow plant is really neat! I was curious and looked up more info. Apparently it is edible and can be cooked like asparagus, however it is rare and is therefore protected in CA so it is illegal to pick or disturb it. Kind of cool that one protected species (the frog) allowed you to see a different protected species. Thanks for sharing! - Lisa
May 9, 2022 at 5:56 PM
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