For the late fall – winter season, there will be a new post every 6 days. The topics will usually alternate between a specific wildflower or flowering shrub, then 6 days later, flora spotted while out hiking locally or on travels. Some of these posts are already drafted and scheduled to be published: Red-osier dogwood Upland Larkspur Devil’s club … Continue reading →
A hike on tracks and off-trail in the expansive sagebrush grasslands overlooking Kamloops Lake.
Continue reading →A Wildflower Journal is now only about natural flora and fauna. Most content comes from Nature Hikes and some posts feature specific species encountered on these outings. Community events related to the topics are added to an events list. Lots of photos are included in the posts, news, and videos. A Gardener’s Journal is now a separate website, … Continue reading →
A hike on trails on lower slopes on the northeastern end of Greenstone Mountain. Lots of all color.
Continue reading →A hike in the hills around the Six Mile Lakes through the sagebrush grasslands, past ponds, marshes, and lakes.
Continue reading →A hike on the Adams River Trails with spawning salmon, nice trails, fall vegetation, and fall colors.
Continue reading →After a week of fighting a cold I got out for some garden work, but finally fit in a good 9.2 km hike in the backcountry east of Lac le Jeune. There were the usual fall seedheads and fading plants, but came across a cluster of Pinedrops too!
Continue reading →A cold has limited my time on the trails so I have been doing chores at home: sprinkler blowout fencepost repairs irrigation line expansion (for the spring) collecting and composting frost-damaged plants harvesting – potatoes, tomatoes, lifting bulbs (dahlias, etc.) collecting fallen leaves and spreading around perennials and shrubs (cold protection) general cleanup before winter and more…
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