Post #3795036
2026-07-09 22:40 UTC
The first day, we went #hiking up Broken Top. The views of a huge line of Cascade Volcanoes were quite nice! Also lots of butterflies, including a swarm of California Tortoiseshell butterflies near the top, and several Ceanothus Silkmoths lying still on the trail. Apparently these only live a week or two once emerging from their cocoon, because they do not emerge with functional mouths! Seems like a raw deal.
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@tomsart@mastodon.social 2026-07-13 22:50
The second day, we went up to the top of South Sister. Sooo much crumbly slope. This summit, like Broken Top, also had large numbers of California Tortoiseshell butterflies flying all around.