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I don't think today could have been any more perfect. 

It began with a 6 mile hike to the West Fork of the Black River. Easy and scenic. 

Crazy fungus out here!

Parts of the trail were filled with running water. Hell yeah, rain boots! 


Then I stopped at Bear Wallow Cafe in Alpine. I'd heard about their famous pie and just about died of happiness when I saw that strawberry rhubarb was on the menu. Finally!!!! I've been craving this pie for months! 

It was some of the best I've ever had. And that's saying a lot, considering I used to live right by Bang Bang Pie Shop. 

I found a campsite in Hannagan Meadow and hung out in my car, waiting for the rain to stop. I watched a Channing Tatum movie and painted my nails. 


I am in love with this nail polish from Ipsy!

The rain finally let up, and I decided to do a little exploring a maybe find a nice place to watch the sunset. I  stumbled across the Reno lookout tower, where a kind ranger invited me up for a cup of tea. We watched the hummingbirds (at least a dozen!) and the sunset and a storm roll in as he pointed out all the nearby peaks and told me what it was like to spot the Wallow Fire. There is beauty around every corner out here. I will never stop exploring. 






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