We hiked at an easy pace on a mild day for about an hour on the Peterson Creek Trails.   We were surprised by a few wildflowers emerging along the trails.    We spotted arrow-leaved balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata), small-flowered woodland star (Lithophragma parviflorum), dame’s-rocket (Hesperis sp.) – a species of mustard, lemonweed/stoneseed (Lithospermum ruderale), and one of the rockcresses (Boechera sp.).

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

arrow-leaved balsamroot

woodland star

dame's-rocket

lemonweed

rockcress

All hikes ahead will be nature hikes, watching for plants and animals along the trails…