Big Hike to Big and Little Laguna Lakes

The trail to Big Laguna Lake stretched before us, following a fence that keeps hikers out of a endangered butterfly field.



Over some hills and through a forest we hiked down to Big Laguna Lake with a name nearly bigger than the water it now holds.

Cows graze on National Forest land - these were in the mud at the waters edge.


Hiking in that area called for a sharp eye --



We nearly stepped on the crispy corpse of half a toad. Perhaps they don't taste good enough for seconds.


And flattened into our trail was a small lizard that didn't move fast enough.

Our 3-1/2 hr hike yesterday finished at Little Laguna Lake - not a lake in August, but foot high soft rich meadow grass that blew in ripples with the afternoon wind. ~N