June 25, 2018
June 25, 2017
The procession continues
Once the weather warmed up the wildflowers began to bloom with new species starting every day. It is hard to keep up with all of them.
Narrow-leaf Mountain-trumpet ~ Collomia linearis
Hound’s Tongue ~ Cynoglossum officinale
American Vetch ~ Vicia americana
Viper’s-bugloss ~ Echium vulgare
American twinflower ~ Linnaea borealis
Queen’s Cup ~ Clintonia uniflora
White Sweet-vetch ~ Hedysarum sulphurescens
American speedwell ~ Veronica americana
Yellow Clover ~ Trifolium aureum
Bird’s-foot Trefoil ~ Lotus corniculatus
Sulphur Penstemon ~ Penstemon attenuatus
Oxeye Daisy ~ Leucanthemum vulgare
June 28, 2016
Along a mile of trail
Yesterday after completing several things that have kept me from the trails lately (and pretty much away from the blog), I leisurely hiked the first mile of the Spring Creek trail (USFS trail #370), retreating from things that had been pressing and enjoying the deep shade of the canyon which was much cooler than the rather high temperatures in the valley. It was wonderful to see the wildflowers and gratifying to see so many species still in bloom.
Oxeye Daisy ~ Leucanthemum vulgare
Water Speedwell, Blue Speedwell ~ Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Pointedtip Mariposa Lily, Three-spot Mariposa Lily, Baker’s Mariposa ~ Calochortus apiculatus
Woodland Pinedrops ~ Pterospora andromedea
Alaska rein orchid, slender-spire orchid ~ Piperia unalascensis