Butterflies and 14,000 Ft. Peaks

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neominois
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Butterflies and 14,000 Ft. Peaks

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Last summer my daughter and I took a trip to Kite Lake, a high altitude location near Alma Colorado in the central part of the state. I had planned on collecting and filming a lot of butterflies, but the rain kept me from my ultimate goal regarding insects. Here is some footage of our experience camping and hiking Mt. Democrat, a Colorado "14er".

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Tiger moth is Arctia plantaginis I think.
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Not many butterflies, but a realistic look at the sad investment of time in field work- rain, cold, etc. Timing is everything.

You actually hiked to the top of that 14K peak, that's impressive. I hate hiking up hills, no matter the view; I'm after butterfly data.

Your daughter is funny, so are you. Glad to see she still accompanies you; mine will hike clear terrain like you have, but nobody in the family will go bushwhacking. :-(
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Thanks Chuck! I was bummed that we got rained out. We actually bailed on camping the second night because it was raining so hard. We left for home at about 6 o'clock.

My daughter is an outdoors person so getting her to go with me is easy. She is the one that drags my sorry butt up those mountains! I'm always looking for butterflies on the hike. It's my excuse for going slow!
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