This is one of the most common shrubs in North America and grows up to 5 feet tall. I have always paid attention to its pure white berries every fall, but had never until now looked closely at the very tiny pink blossoms.
Today a friend and I rode the Black Mountain ATV trail 763 in the Kootenai National Forest of western Montana that climbs a very steep ridge above the east slope of the Trout Creek drainage. It was a very tough ride (and my first ATV trail ride) and the trail was not ridable as far as we had hoped it would be, but still there were some nice views and I learned a whole lot about riding an ATV in rough country.
The mountains at the horizon are the Bitterroots along the Montana/Idaho border.
The body of water is the Noxon Rapids Dam on the Clark Fork River
On today’s hike in the Patrick’s Knob roadless area the forest was so hot and dry there were very few flowers in bloom. These seemed to enjoy that condition.
