I wander the back roads to Mound Mountain. The sheep are gone, already being trucked to higher, greener pastures. The roads are in good condition, with a recent grading taking the winter ruts away.
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I find a bare patch of ground to park my jeep, to avoid having the dry grass in prolonged contact with the hot parts of the vehicle. Picking up an extra water bottle, I hike the ridgeline to the summit. The air is still fresh in spite of my delay, but today is expected to warm to 90 degrees, and it won’t stay fresh for long.
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As stunning as the view is the most remarkable image is the rolling hills of brown grass. It was an extremely wet spring and tall green grass was evident everywhere, now at the end of the dry, hot summer months, the tall brown grass is somewhat scary to look at with such a high fire danger present.
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