I don’t have much to say about the wildflowers we saw, because I zoned out and forgot to buy a JMT trail guide before we left (though maybe it’s better given our pack weight!) It’s apparently ideal to time your hike just right so you catch the wildflowers still in full bloom but miss the worst of the mosquito season. Unfortunately the bloodsuckers were still in full force while we were on the trail, but the wildflowers did their best to make up for it, with breathtaking colorful shows. There were days where I fell far behind Malcolm on the trail because I couldn’t stop getting my camera out to document these beauties.
While we didn’t see any bears on our trip, we did see a fair share of deer, birds, chipmunks, lizards, frogs, tons of fish and of course marmots. The stellar jays, in particular are abundant on the trail, making their presence known with loud quick calls.
Malcolm had a potential pika spotting (a chinchilla-like animal in the rabbit family), but as Bruce and Heidi warned us, they’re very quick and the sighting remains unconfirmed…
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