In the first week of November we continued to hike the hills in the valley, the grasslands, and the forested hills.    Some snow lingered higher in the hills and the temperatures were hovering about zero overnight.    A few flowers were still spotted and we continued to observe plants at various stages of development each time we were out.

A few images are shared here – goldenrod (Solidago spp.), rabbitbrush,  (Chrysothamnus nauseosus), desert yellow fleabane (Erigeron linearis), mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus), wolf lichen (Letharina vulpina), orange jelly fungus (Dacrymyces chrysospermus), cut-leaf fleabane (Erigeron compositus),  locoweed (Oxytropis campestris), small-leaf pussytoes (Antennaria parvifolia), aspen fleabane (Erigeron speciosus), gaillardia (Gaillardina aristata) and asparagus (Asparagus officinalis).

All photos by the author, taken in the first week of November.    Click an image (or hover your cursor) for a lightbox (larger) view and a caption/ID:

locoweed

mariposa lily pod

cutleaf fleabane

goldenrod

shaggy fleabane

locoweed

rabbitbrush

low pussytoes

wolf lichen

asparagus

desert yellow fleabane

orange jelly fungus

aspen fleabane

gaillardia

Hikes continue up to and after snows cover the hills…