Over the Hill: Signs of fall among the evergreens
CATALDO — Before fall foliage reaches its peak, the transition from summer to early fall is more subtle — but that doesn’t mean fall colors can’t already be found all around us.
This past Monday, I hiked the Fourth of July Summit Loop Trail with my brother, Austin. We both noticed how the forest and its understory were so dense that it almost seemed to wall the trail in — especially on the lower parts of the trail closer to Interstate 90, where some of the biggest ferns I’ve seen in North Idaho formed a blanket on the edge of the forest floor.
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