We hiked a loop route in the hills above Isobel Lake and enjoyed the birds, butterflies, and wildflowers. The route wound around the hill, through the forest, on open grassland routes, through glades, and into a hilltop meadow. Along the … Continue reading →
We hiked the Trophy Mountain Trail in June and stopped to enjoy the wildflowers and flowering shrubs along the way. The first 2 km winds through the forest, then emerges into a subalpine zone. We saw many flowering plants and … Continue reading →
On a grey and drizzly morning I hiked from the upper end of Aberdeen into the hills and up to the top of Coal Hill. Along the way I stopped to enjoy the wildflowers, but there were bucks, squirrels, killdeer, … Continue reading →
We hiked the Upper Flumes Trails and spotted lots of wildflowers in the forested, shaded gorge, but also in open glades. This was a hike past many flowering white queen’s cups (Clintonia uniflora). There were also some devil’s club (Oplopanax … Continue reading →
By the end of June the vegetable garden is full of spring vegetables, berries are ready to eat, and fruit is ripening on the trees. Summer vegetables are coming along nicely, but not quite ready yet. Shrubs and vines have … Continue reading →
I drove the bumpy backroads to Badger Lake then paddled the lake. Yellow water lilies were blooming on the back lagoons of Spooney Lake. On the drive back, I drove down the Orchard Lake Road and made several stops to … Continue reading →
On a hike on the south-facing slopes of Jag Hill (the southeastern end of Red Plateau) the open forest was dry, but a few late-spring wildflowers and flowering shrubs were observed on a route up the steep and rocky route. … Continue reading →
We hiked a longer route up over Opax Mountain and out to the bluffs overlooking Tranquille Canyon, then down a south-facing ridge to the bottom of Hanging Valley, then back uo to Lac du Bois, a 16+ km route on … Continue reading →
After paddling Paska Lake, I took a short nature walk in the open forest at 1450 m. There were many jacob’s ladder in bloom on the gravelly soils in open areas, but I also spotted lupines, paintbrush, shrubby penstemon, cutleaf … Continue reading →
We hiked to the top of the hill in Buse Protected Area, taking our time, and enjoying the wildflowers and pollinators. The open grassland hills had a number of flowering plants like sticky geranium (Geranium viscosissimum), lemonweed (Lithospremum ruderale), lupines … Continue reading →
I paddled Pass Lake, then came down to the Upper Grasslands for a wildflower walk. There were chocolate lilies (Fritillaria lanceolata), upland larkspur (Delphinium nuttialanum), arnica (Arnica cordifolia), the first blooms of sticky geranium (Geranium viscosissimum), star-flowered false solomon’s-seal (Smilacena … Continue reading →
On a hike out to the west end of Mt. Dufferin, I stopped along the way to observe and photograph the flora on this dry, south-facing sloped area. All photos by the author. Can you name some of the flowers? … Continue reading →