May 15

snowline pano

I went on a steeplechase hike looking for wild flowers, uh...specifically glacier lilies.

stamen

Lotta moon roses blooming.

phlox

Can't resist the carpet phlox.

sweetvetch

Apparently edible, at least the bee thinks so.

black-mountain

It's only a little ways...

humble

The little whites still in bloom, loco weed in the background.

dwarf

Making progress

trtail

The last person + her dog that I'll see for hours.

jogger

It gets steep for awhile.

trai-pano

Looking back at the city

little-black

I brought a macro for the lilies.

bug-lily

 

one-lily

 

two-lilies

Seems like they are at least two weeks early

glacier-fly

and won't last much longer.

glow-lily

 

side-by-side

 

glacier-beauty

Usually, the are penstemons but...

spring-beauty

the little spring beauties are out, instead.

scramble

My favorite part, it adds some interest for a minute or two.

bm-pano

Butterweed

butterweed

and nuttal's violets

nuttals

complete the show.

grey-squirrel

That took all day!

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