July 9, 2025

Went with Allen up on High Mesa. Walked out to the first meadow from the end of the road. Only saw one deer. Saw a yellow warbler and Allen saw a western tanager down by the river. Couldn’t get photos though. Hot day. Near 100 here and even 80 down in the bottom of Little Cimarron. Multiple fire bans are on. It’s been extremely hot and dry. It was quite green up on top though. No logging up there this year. Yay!