7.31.2014

FAUNA OF MOUNT ADAMS





On our way climbing up Mt Adams, the wilderness beautifully produced blooming wildflowers everywhere. I had to reach in my pocket for the phone camera.
Several years ago a fire ripped through the lower part of the south climb trail. With the history of the wildfire and along with Mt Adams being in the eastern part of the Cascades the area wasn't abundant with plant life. Therefore i was able to take pictures of every kind of wildflowers i found alongside the trail.
Here they are in no random order. I used my trusty book "Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast" as my plant I.D. helper. Mt Adams is a little bit too far east for this book hence the question mark for three plants i couldn't I.D.
If you know or maybe know the name please respond to my blog, thanks!!



ARCTIC LUPINE

SULFUR BUCKWHEAT
Not actual Buckwheat but is similar  as the flowers look the much alike.
ALPINE MARIPOSA LILY
The Spanish settlers named this flower after the butterfly, mariposa is Spanish for butterfly. Also called Sego Lily meaning edible bulb in native Shoshonean

ALPINE BUCKWHEAT

SUBALPINE DAISY


COMMON RED PAINTBRUSH

COASTAL PENSTEMON

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HAIRY ROCKCRESS

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SPREADING PHLOX
Phlox is Greek for Flame


7.27.2014

ZION NATIONAL PARK VIA PICTURES

MY FRIEND AND I TOOK AN AMAZING WEEKEND TRIP TO ZION NATIONAL PARK SEVERAL MONTH AGO. IT WAS QUICK AND FAST WITH NOT ENOUGH TIME TO SEE IT ALL BUT DEFINITELY WORTH EVERY MINUTE!!!

HERE'S THE PICTURES I WANTED TO SHARE. I WILL BE WRITING ANOTHER BLOG POST ABOUT OUR TRIP BUT KNEW I COULDN'T ALL THE PICTURES IN THE POST. PLUS I KNOW MANY  OF YOU ACTUALLY DON'T READ MY POSTS (SHAME ON YOU) BUT RATHER BROWSE FOR PICTURES.

HERE'S THE MIGHTY MAJESTIC ZION!!!





HIKING THROUGH THE CANYON IS QUITE AWE INSPIRING, WE WERE CONSTANTLY LOOKING UP

THE VIRGIN RIVER WITH ANGEL'S LANDING ON THE RIGHT, THE ORGAN IN THE MIDDLE AND OBSERVATION POINT UP ABOVE



THE TRAIL OUT TO ANGEL'S LANDING

LOOKING NORTH AT THE VIRGIN RIVER FROM ATOP THE ANGEL'S LANDING TRAIL


HIKING UP THE VIRGIN RIVER


SO MANY AWESOME ROCK FORMATIONS


AT TIMES THE VIRGIN RIVER CAN BECOME WASTE DEEP



THIS DIDN'T END WELL!!! THE DEEP POCKET OF RIVER WASN'T SO DEEP


THE BREATH HOLDING TRAIL TO ANGEL'S LANDING


STARTING THE TRAIL TO ANGEL'S LANDING WITH THE LANDING UP ABOVE


CAN YOU FIND THE LIZARD? THEY ALMOST OUT POPULATED THE HIKERS



THE VIRGIN RIVER A SPECTACULAR EXPERIENCE HIKING ITS WATERS!!