Forestdale Patches, July 6, 2014

Before heading to the Forestdale Patches our first destination was to be “The Nipple.” We drove up to Lower Blue Lake and saw little to no snow.

A tree that is usually underwater at Lower Blue Lake:

Check out the rings that shows previous depth.

A pond along Blue Lakes Road:

Stev on the approach:

Stev starts down the “Left Patch”…

…Penny dashes into the snow spray…

…Makisha joins Stev and Penny…

…Makisha really closes the gap…

Cool looking flowers:

Looking down from the top of the “Center Patch”:

Stev starts down the “Center Patch”…

…further down the “Center Patch”…

An added bonus section of the “Center Patch”…

…Further down an added bonus section of the “Center Patch” Will he keep going past the snow?…

…Makisha reminds Stev that he needs to stop before the snow runs out…

Four parts of the “Center Patch” and Penny: