May 23, 2018
June 17, 2017
More of USFS trail 345
Trail 345 is about 15 miles long. Extending from Baldy Mountain on the east to Big Hole Peak on the west, it follows the crest of a small divide called different names in various places: Loneman Divide, Weeksville Divide or, on old maps, Buffalo Bill Divide. These photos were taken on June 16, 2017 in the rain along Loneman Divide, about 5 miles east of those in the previous post and a thousand feet lower in elevation.
Red Clover ~ Trifolium pratense
Small-flowered Penstemon ~ Penstemon procerus
Pointedtip Mariposa Lily ~ Calochortus apiculatus
Yellow Indian Paintbrush
Stonecrop ~ Sedum rupicola
May 26, 2017
Today’s new arrivals
Mountain Lady’s Slipper ~ Cypripedium montanum ~ Wild Orchid
Redosier Dogwood ~ Cornus sericea
Small-flowered Penstemon ~ Penstemon procerus
June 7, 2011
Wildflowers of spring (9)
This series of photos was taken on one brief trip through an area of the Flathead Reservation not far from here where I also found the Bitterroots in bloom. I must have chosen exactly the right time to go there.
Dalmatian Toadflax, Butter and Eggs, ~ Linaria vulgaris 6/1
Dame’s Rocket, Wild Phlox ~ Hesperis matronalis. I see them along the highways, but not usually anywhere near ranch houses, and never away from the roads either. They grow in very thick bunches and get to be over three feet tall. 6/1