The songs of the Varied Thrush now replace my winter alarm clock. It is much easier to wake up with the sun and a lot harder to catch and push the snooze button on the top of one those birds heads. The smell of Skunk Cabbage is in the air, Trilliums white flower polkadots the forest floor, and the sun is calling everything else out! Coltsfoot, Indian Plum, Salmonberry, and Yellow Violet are also offering color at lower elevations. False Solomons Seal and May Lilies are popping up and about ready to bust out. It is time for you to start busting out on the trails and logging your lower elevation miles right now. There is nothing like walking with the first flowers and then finding yourself still walking with the last berries. Oh yeah, it is odd that I find myself still walking with the first snow and even with it up to my eyeballs! Follow those flowers up to the higher elevations for some of the most spectacular views that you can see anywhere in the world. Go outside! Get out! Enjoy!
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