The premier wildflower hike of spring in our area is the route through Neskonlith Meadows up toward Aylmer Lake.     We hiked to the lake and back (10.7 km), but this was a leisurely nature hike, a time to enjoy the wildflowers, the other flora, and the fauna.   We stopped at the Adams Lake Band Office to get a permit, then we drove to the trailhead and hiked up the double track on the open ridge above the valley toward the forested area near the lake.    We took many photos along the way, a few of which are shared here.

• western beauty (Claytonia lanceolatea)
• rough-fruited fairybells (Prosartes trachycarpa)
• glacier lily (Erythronium lanceolatum)
• stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
• small-flowered woodland star (Lithophragma parviflorum)
• chocolate lily (Fritillaria affinis)
• narrow-leaved desert parsley (Lomatium triternatum)
• upland larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum)
• long-flowered bluebells (Mertensia longiflora)
• Oregon boxwood (Paxistima myrsinites)

All photos by the author, from that day.    Click an image for a lightbox (larger) view and a caption/ID.

western spring beauty

fairybells

glacier lily

boxwood

stinging nettle

woodland star

desert parsley

chocolate lily

upland larkspur

long-flowered bluebells

More images are shared in this photo gallery:

• lupines (Lupinus sp.)
• wormleaf stonecrop (Sedum stenopetalum)
• Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla)
• lemonweed/stoneseed (Lithospermum ruderale)
• Julia orangetip butterfly (Anthocharis julia)
• short-winged blister beetle (Meloe angusticollis)
• avalanche lily (Erythronium grandiflorum)
• chocolate lily (Fritillaria affinis)
• large-fruited desert parsley (Lomatium macrocarpum)

lupins

stonecrop

Pacific chorus frog

fairybells

lemonweed

Julia orangetip butterfly

blister beetle

glacier lily

chocolate lily

desert parsley

Articles on some of these will be featured in later posts, so check back again over the coming weeks.