Karl and I have been hitting the long loop walk at Wayfarer’s Park early morning. Sunrise is just after 5:30 a.m. this time of year so by 8:00 a.m. it is already getting warm. It is a 25 minute amble from near the highway, up and along a ridge above the lake and back down through the woods completing a circle.

The lupins as well as choke cherries, ferns and ivy are thick along the path. But this year, the lupins are the standout and they have been in full color for nearly 2 weeks. We occasionally pass visitors who are camping in the park and they ask if it is always like this.

Often enough to always make me glad I live here!

Photos taken from Wayfarer’s Park, Bigfork, MT June 12, 2010