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HIKES AND BIKES AND BIOLOGY SOMETIMES

Swale Canyon

Looking for Wildflowers

We headed east to the grasslands on a seasonably warm day (unusual this year).

Rails to trails isn’t my favorite thing, but I was tired and this was flat.

There were gobs of yellow-rumped warblers in the canyon on this day as well as a bunch of other birds I won’t bore you with. We got to hang out with a marmot and picked up a tick on our travels.

I’ve only ever seen an few ticks on me in my life and never been bitten, but I can’t stand the things and it makes me wonder if it’s worth hiking in these places.


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7.0 mi
Distance

2 hrs 54 min
Moving Time

30:02 min/mi
Pace

3 hrs 29 min
Total Time

35 min
Stopped Time

2.4 mph
Moving Speed

2.0 mph
Avg Speed

254 ft
Ascent

272 ft
Descent

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