Near the end of May I travelled south to the high plateau where I paddled Walloper Lake, then secured the boat, and drove over to Stake Lake. I hiked a route on the Stake Lake Trails. It was quiet and dry, but many shrubs and perennials were only starting to leaf out. Along the way I watched for flowering plants and a few are shared here.
In the gallery are heart-leaved arnica (Arnica cordifolia), wintergreen (Pyrola sp.), fairyslippers (Calypso bulbosa), and showy sedge (Carex spectabilis).
Can you identify these? Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption/ID.
We will be back to hike these trails next month.
More information on some of these can be found on the Wildflowers Page.
