Our little town is located almost exactly in the center of this image. This is looking down from where we went to get huckleberries and when we last went here, you wouldn’t have been able to see the town because of the trees and bushes. Only a few trees remain and most of them are Ponderosa pines, which are heat tolerant.
The bushes, alder trees, wild filberts, and birch are missing, except for a few seedlings that can’t be seen in the images. The grassy area to the bottom right of this image wasn’t there. It was all thick with huckleberries, wild blueberries, and thimbleberries.
That is quite a long hike.
You seem to be living a happy life. The views are amazing.