Okanogan Fameflower (talinum sediforme T. okanoganense) blooms near the first week of June. We have encountered it on top of Red Plateau, on top of Mara Mountain, on the western rim of Opax Mountain, on rocky hilltops on the south-facing … Continue reading →
We hiked a 15 km route from Lac du Bois out to the western cliffs on Opax Mountain and back, a fine spring outing. Along the way we took lots of photos. Along the shores of Lac du Bois were … Continue reading →
I paddled the floodlands and found that red-osier dogwood (cornus stolonifera sp.) with its trunks under water was starting to flower. In the next two weeks the floodlands will be full of flowering shrubs. At the launch area, but on … Continue reading →
I paddled from the McArthur Island Boat Launch around Rabbit Island, then up the channel that goes around the north side (the slough) and back. In the channel were many ducks and geese, but there was also shrubs in bloom, … Continue reading →
We hiked the Baileys Chute – Marcus Falls – Myanth Falls – West Lake Trails in Wells Gray Provincial Park in late May, enjoying the Clearwater River and the quiet, green forest. There were some wet spots and skunk cabbage … Continue reading →
We hiked up the steep ridges through the forest and open pine grass slopes on the east side of Red Plateau and then back down in a km loop hike. Along the way we stopped to notice the emerging widlflowers … Continue reading →
I went fossil hunting in the Battle Creek Hills in the Cache Creek Ranges and spotted a few nice samples in the white shales. While I was hiking across the dry hills, there were a few wildflowers in bloom, like … Continue reading →
I hiked into the Dry Hills between Ashcroft and Spences Creek, looking for bitterroot in bloom. I was a week too early but still found lots of plants with flowers in bud. A few of the lewisia rediviva were starting … Continue reading →
We hiked through the lower hills and found conditions to be very dry. Conditions were good, except for some wind, but we also stopped to enjoy some wildflowers along the way. A few wild blue flax (linum perenne sp.) were … Continue reading →
On a grey drizzly day we hiked to the top of Sunrise Mountain above Barnhartvale. The hike is very steep and we stopped a few times to take some photos. Thompson’s paintbrush was in bloom on the lower open slopes. … Continue reading →
we hiked to the top of the Embleton Trails and encountered patches of snow at 1450m. the forest below was starting to feel more like spring. There are large tracts of aspens on the south-facing slopes, our favorite part of … Continue reading →
A day after hiking the upper Mt. Embleton Trails, I hiked some of the lower trails just above Heffley Lake and photographed some of the plants along the way. Rattlesnake plantain (goodyera oblongifolia) was abundant both lower and higher on … Continue reading →
