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A solo visit after work nearby. Because of the intense sun and heat, I had intended to stay along the nature trail, which is mostly shaded. But when I noticed that most of the southeastern portion of the WEA was recently burned -- and it looks GREAT! -- I decided to encircle as much as I could while avoiding a lot of direct sun exposure. I walked the southern nature trail to the powerlines, then walked north, then circled the burn clockwise. I returned to the nature trail and took it back to Jet. All duplicate species -- including the grasshoppers, the buckeyes, and the swallowtails -- represent different individuals; grasshoppers were abundant on the sandy road under the powerlines. The weather at the start was sunny and 94 degrees ("feels like" 100!), with a light breeze. I left at 1526 and headed home.