A young black bear visited my parents at Forked Meadow. They know the resident bear who likes to hang out in the upper meadows and never comes down to the house. This is a young bear maybe displaced by the Creek Fire who is new to the area. He wandered over from the Target Rock Road cabins, past the new shop, along the house, and then drank from the hummingbird feeder by the back door! My dad chased him off a few times over a couple days and then they didn’t see him again. He might have become a rug on someone’s wall if he got into the 4×4 camps up off Rock Creek Road.
Late spring at Forked Meadow
There is still frost in the meadow but the days are growing longer and warmer. Soon we won’t need to run the wood stove in the mornings.
The new shop is coming along. Another month or so and I think it will be complete. There have been some thunderheads to the east but nothing over us so far.
Hike along Dinkey Creek to Camp El-O-Win
Today I followed Forked Meadow Creek down to where it joins Dinkey Creek and then hiked along Dinkey Creek down to Camp El-O-Win. After visiting camp, I then hiked cross-country back up to Forked Meadow. It was a nice little hike. I always enjoy exploring the nearby watersheds.