A Spark or Two
24 July 2024 Eagle Trailhead A record number of fearless adventurers gathered at Eagle Trailhead for the annual firefly safari. S, D, and D2 were joined by KR, SM, M2, SR, and ER, all in search of the elusive Boulder County firefly.
After dowsing themselves with bug repellent, the octet headed westward to the usual pond at the east side of Boulder Valley Ranch. There, after spotting a glowing bug or two in the field, the group surmised that the population of humans quite probably outnumbered that of the elusive lightning bugs.
But there were a few, and that was enough for a reasonably successful BNO.
Addendum
Returning for another look Monday night, there were zero fireflies. However, the Milky Way was out, even if munged by the light pollution of Boulder. (Unfortunately not sharp focus; and considerable post-processing required to produce this image.)
