Lolo Pass, 6/27/09
The Camas is in bloom again. The Beargrass too. It was a setting we dared not hope for twice in a row. Last year's Camas bloom coincided with the Fun Run perfectly - the season was late with a late snow melt. This year heavy rains fell on the Bitterroot Mountains again stalling the Camas for this year's run. The racers would again be able to end their run with a lope through a field of blue. How lucky. And that is after they ran 14 miles along Forest Service roads through the best Beargrass bloom in years. Beargrass is cyclical and this seems to be the year for it. The creamy flower clusters coated the hillsides along the race course.
I heard several racers as they walked off the race comment that this course kicked butt, but they couldn't wait to see what nature had in store for next year.
The Camas is in bloom again. The Beargrass too. It was a setting we dared not hope for twice in a row. Last year's Camas bloom coincided with the Fun Run perfectly - the season was late with a late snow melt. This year heavy rains fell on the Bitterroot Mountains again stalling the Camas for this year's run. The racers would again be able to end their run with a lope through a field of blue. How lucky. And that is after they ran 14 miles along Forest Service roads through the best Beargrass bloom in years. Beargrass is cyclical and this seems to be the year for it. The creamy flower clusters coated the hillsides along the race course.
I heard several racers as they walked off the race comment that this course kicked butt, but they couldn't wait to see what nature had in store for next year.
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