Mitchell Trail Loop Passport II

Another Pajarito Environmental Education Center Passport II hike. Didn't take a photo of the passport post but did take a plate rubbing  for my Passport II book. It was an overcast day. This is the ridgetop section of the loop and the flower here is probably Perky Sue. The background ridge is the one that travels west from LA/Burnt Mountain. The healthy confiers that speckle the hillside were planted by volunteers after the 2000 Cerro Grande fire. The Mitchell Trail Loop starts from the Mitchell Trail trailhead on Arizona Street. Part goes through Rendija Canyon. Alone in that canyon, I enthusiastically rang my homemade bear bells and yodeled or, rather, fake yodeled, "Yo duh lady who!" All self-respecting bruins immediately vacated the area. The rain didn't start until I got back to my car. As I sat in the car, eating lunch, a man and woman put on their rain gear and started up the trail.