October 1st hike on the trail to Grasshopper Pass

I am pretty far behind on my personal work and hope to catch up in the near future.

a Pika

a surprising variety of wildflowers still in bloom

Glorious Larch Trees

Goat Peak Butterfly Field Trip

The Native Plant Society organized a field trip to observe butterflies at Goat Peak yesterday. Wildflowers were numerous as well as the colorful bugs. Unfortunately smokey skies dimmed the mountain views.

 

Catch and release butterflies

A rhododendron, native to the east slope of the Cascades - something new to me!

An unusual pink yarrow

Some scenes from yesterday's windy dog walk

Mariposa Lillies - an amazing wildflower that blooms among the dried grasses during the heat of the summer

 

May Wildflowers after a rain

buckwheat

penstemon

snowberry

lupine leaves

larkspur

yarrow

buckwheat

Thanks to Anaka for the name of this pretty little flower:
Phacelia linearis, line-leafed phacelia

Early Balsamroot and Lupine

My favorite spring combination of wildflowers.

Spring wildflowers and April snow