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Hike 5/9 Cashmere Canyons Preserve
Loads of lovely lupine lining the llll...trail
Open slopes at the lower elevations gave glimpses to the colorful hillsides above
Much of the route was on a two-track dirt road--easy walking, but a steady uphill grind.
Trail signage is excellent
Balsamroot were especially nice and colorful
Cruising along the upper part of the trail
Entering the "balsamroot zone"
Great photo ops at every turn
Views toward the Enchantments area
Balsamroot flourished in the open pine forest areas
Prairie star
The vista across the flowers fields near the top of Sunrise Peak
Arriving at the 3200-foot top of Sunrise Peak, the first of two peaks we visited.
There's really a trail through there
A fine group of strong ladies who made the 1800-foot climb to the top.
The high crest of peaks that surround the Enchantment Lakes basin
Gazing across the colorful hillsides
At the second high point, called Little Bear Peak
Lupine, pretty in pink
Always love spotting the bitterroot
Flowery hillsides on neighboring Tibbets Mountain
Returning to the trailhead in Nahahum Canyon
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