May 2, 2007

This morning before leaving I went out and had a listen. The usual cast, with the addition of the Hermit Thrush and the Rose-breasted Grosbeak.

After work partly cloudy and low 60’s. The clouds are high stratus. Climbing to the summit I can really feel the additional 10 pounds I put in my pack earlier in the week. An incremental increase in the green, most noticeable on the forest floor. It is very clear. Visibility is better than 50 miles as the power plant at Avon is obvious with detail visible.

On the summit I saw my first dragonfly of the season. A large teneral of some sort. I could not get a good look as it moved though the sun and shadows near the lookout.