the_other_ben: July 17 '13: Our campsites at the Forest Service's Olive Ridge campground
the_other_ben: My gravel cairn
the_other_ben: First meet with Steve the chipmunk
the_other_ben: Steve's cousin, Jimmy
the_other_ben: Tree growing out of a rock. How big rocks become smaller rocks.
the_other_ben: Steve enjoys a carrot
the_other_ben: Libby and Steve enjoy carrots together
the_other_ben: Mount Meeker, Longs Peak, and Estes Cone as seen from Lily Lake
the_other_ben: Rocks and trees and regolith
the_other_ben: Tom sketched while we walked around the lake
the_other_ben: Shortly after there was an unidentified lake mammal
the_other_ben: The best photo ever taken of Lily Lake, says me
the_other_ben: You're still taking photos?
the_other_ben: Being annoyed with photos gets you light painted
the_other_ben: July 18 '13: Prepping for the day's hike
the_other_ben: Hiking objective: Estes Cone
the_other_ben: Mine. No, mine.
the_other_ben: The mine's boiler. Probably out of cert by now.
the_other_ben: Wild strawberries are tasty
the_other_ben: 20ft tall rock tree, 14kft mountain in back
the_other_ben: Woodpecker pair
the_other_ben: View from the top of Estes looking west, after 6 miles and 2200 ft of gain. Storm starting to boil up.
the_other_ben: Lily Lake as seen from the top of Estes Cone
the_other_ben: Someone else's cairn on a bit of cliff
the_other_ben: Hooray, we haven't yet been struck by lightning
the_other_ben: Made a break for it shortly after, as the lightning was close and we were likely candidates
the_other_ben: A rock picked up when a tree fell over
the_other_ben: July 19 '13: A pseudoscorpion with breakfast. Looks like a tick with crab claws, they eat other bugs.
the_other_ben: Breakfasting like champions, Bonnie running the fire
the_other_ben: I'd lichen it to a circle