Last of the pics

 These are my favorites.  He is a Steller's Jay.  We had seen one on our previous trip but couldn't get a picture.  This guy posed for us.  A beautiful shade of blue and the crested head which is black make him a very pretty bird.

 We went up the trail about a quarter mile.  It was all up hill and before lunch so we didn't make it up to the lake.  It was only a half mile one way but the elevation and steepness was too much for us today.  We did walk 3.5 miles. Didn't want to have to carry a certain someone down the mountain.