Today’s hike was an exploratory one to see if the fall colors had started. Well yes, colors were there, but not the ones I expected.
Indian Paintbrush
Daisies
St. John’s Wort
Knapweed (Nasty weed, but pretty blossoms and heavily visited by bees)
Yarrow
Pearly Everlasting
Almosta Flower (Well, as close as I could come to fall leaves!)
The Fall leaves haven’t turned color yet, but the flowers are still pretty and with the Clark Fork River as a background three thousand feet below, it was a great hike!
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