This Way!

 Remember that I said Monica and I went out for not-a-hike on the NCT on Monday? Well, today, Dan and Loren and I went to do the same things.

Our chapter is hosting a seminar on using the Avenza mapping program on May 10, and we leaders are getting our ducks lined up... ok, hopefully we will at least be able to find the ducks.

Loren checks out a location with Avenza.

We practiced the stuff we want to "teach," and then also talked for quite a while about chapter business since we are all on the board. Quite a pleasant and productive morning.

After I got home, I did some work outside. However, I did computer work before we even went to the woods because, again, I did not sleep last night. I figured I might as well get up and do things so that I'd accomplish something before I crashed.

Best view of the day... I can't believe how nice the rock garden is looking this early. OK... you have to stage the views to get lots of color like this. But the point is, there are enough things blooming that I CAN get an occasional picture like this. Pink Lewisia, purple Pasqueflower, white Grape Hyacinth, and yellow Tete-a-Tete mini dafs. Some nice maroon foliage with the bronze ajuga, and some of the sempervivums,

And that errant Pasqueflower that has come up in the yard for the past two years now has a stake marking it so I can move it. Two years ago, I didn't mark it and then couldn't find the leaves. Last year, I put a wire cage around it but that blew away, and then I couldn't find the leaves. This year... I'm gonna redeem it! That stake shouldn't come out on its own.

Once again, because of what we were doing, even though we were on the trail, not enough actual distance was covered to bother counting it as a hike.

I haven't crashed yet, but I think I will sleep tonight.

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