On a mid-May day I paddled Neskonlith Lake, then afterward walked through parts of the campground enjoying some of the wildflowers. Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption: Paddling Neskonlith Lake (video)
Continue reading →When we hike and paddle almost every day, we stop to enjoy flowering plants along the way like. Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) had some new basal leaves and yellow bell-like flowers in the Six Mile Hills. On protected slopes shooting … Continue reading →
A spring hike along the west rim, across the creek, back along the east rim, down into the canyon, and back up to the rim is a favorite hike, especially when the wildflowers are blooming along the way. Rockcress (Boechera … Continue reading →
We hiked the Uplands Trails from the end of the junction of McLeod and Uplands Road in Barnhartvale, sticking mostly to the grassland benchland and the open forest. The star of the hike on this day was the flowering saskatoons … Continue reading →
Daphne mezereon is also called February Daphne, Mezereum, spurge laurel, and spurge olive. It is an introduced plant of the Thymelaeaceae family. The deciduous shrub grows to about 1.5m. Scented pink flowers appear in early spring before the leaves emerge. … Continue reading →
In April every year I venture out to the hills above Neskonlith Lake to witness the wildflowers. The stars of the show are the avalanche lilies (Erythronium grandiflorum) and the sagebrush bluebells (Mertensia oblongifolia). The supporting cast was emerging and … Continue reading →
In early spring we see the first emergence of wildflowers and flowering shrubs on the lower-south-facing slopes, but because the sun reaches an angle of about 45 degrees, any steeper slope that is about 45 degrees will receive more of … Continue reading →
The open slopes of Dewdrop Ridge invite us to hike the 1 km route up the ridge. A few wind-blown trees can be found near the top of the ridge. On the lower slopes were sagebrush buttercups, yellow bells, and … Continue reading →
As the hills dry out, we hike through on trails and across slopes in the lower grasslands. A few early wildflowers can be spotted, especially sagebrush buttercups (Ranunculus glabberrimus) and yellow bells (Fritillaria pudica). These photos were taken in March … Continue reading →
On March 20, the spring equinox, the lower Batchelor Hills were dry for a hike in the sagebrush grasslands. The stars of the day were yellow bells (Fritillaria pudica). Click an image for a lightbox view and caption. The route … Continue reading →
We hiked into alpine zones in Glacier National Park and enjoyed the impressive views of the Rogers Pass area. Along the way we stopped to enjoy some of the wildflowers in subalpine and alpine ecosystems. In high subalpine areas near … Continue reading →
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