Each day I am out hiking, running, paddling, and exploring.    As I travel I watch for flowering plants.    The wildflowers shared here are from two outings a few days apart.    On a rainy day, I ran and fast-hiked the Bunker Road Trails.   A few days later I traveled to Tunkwa Lake to paddle the shoreline of the lake on an unsettled day.

Shared here are photos of several species I spotted on these outings:

• mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus)
• blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)
• horsebrush (Tetradymia canescens)
• wild rose (Rosa acicularis)
• alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
• northern bedstraw (Galium boreale)
• white campion (Silene latifolia)
• meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis)
• aspen fleabane (Erigeron speciosus)

This Google Photos gallery (with captions) can also be seen at this link – Tunkwa and Trailside

Some of these sightings are ordinary and common, but beauty can be found at the side of the road, in the forest, in alpine meadows, or on rocky outcrops.   As I travel, I try to record a few wildflowers and share them.