Yesterday we hiked the Palmer Lake Reservoirs in the later afternoon after a rain shower. The weather was really cool (70's) and the rain really brought out the pine scent. Maggie is slowing down and walked very slowly but did fine and didn't seem to have lingering soreness. There were a few wild roses and wild lupine but it seems like the lack of rain has made for less flowers this year. We did see three beavers at the edge of the water who didn't seem to be afraid of people and were just swimming slowly all over the second reservoir.