Today was very exciting because we went on the first hike of the year with a our hiking group, Meetup! We went to a place called Grouse Gap in the Applegate Valley, one of the countless beautiful areas here in southern Oregon. We also took Moosie and Zoe, and they had a fantastic time too!

Although I took my camera, I had very little time to take pictures because we rarely stopped for more than a few minutes, but I still managed to get a lot of keepers! :)

I don't know what this plant is, but the leaves are only about 1/2"-1" in size, and the little buds seen in the center were only about 1/8" in size!

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