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rini sugianto
Photo Date:
06/16/2015
Dollar Lake near the scenic Rae Lakes Basin along the John Muir Trail.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
06/18/2015
Grouse Meadow along the John Muir Trail.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
Deer are very common along some sections of the JMT trail and around campsites.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
Sunset after a thunderstorm at Lower Cathedral Lake near Tuolumne Meadows.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
06/16/2014
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) on the Bear Lakes Loop.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
06/16/2014
Sierra lupine (Lupinus grayi) on the Bear Lakes Loop.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
06/16/2014
Gaining some elevation above Big Bear Lakes.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
06/18/2014
Wildflower displays along the Sierra Buttes Trail.
Brent Uhrig
Photo Date:
07/24/2013
These aspen groves near Gilpin Lake are a delight in the fall.
Brent Uhrig
Photo Date:
07/24/2013
Early meadows and mountain views along the Zirkel Circle.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
09/01/2014
Alpine sunflower and Indian paintbrush flower in the Cirque of the Towers.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
08/31/2015
Wildflowers around Mitchell Lake.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
08/31/2015
Wildflowers cover the ground along streams in the Blue Lake area.
Matt Leidecker
Photo Date:
07/25/2011
Here is a late June bloom of Mountain shooting star (Dodecatheon jeffreyi) along Elk Meadow.
Matt Leidecker
Photo Date:
07/25/2011
Later in July the common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and Rydberg's penstemon (Penstemon rydbergii) come out in Elk Meadow.
Matt Leidecker
Photo Date:
08/13/2011
The view down the Middle Fork of the Boise River with the jagged Peaks 9,635 (left) and 9,266 (right).
Matt Leidecker
Photo Date:
08/13/2011
Wildflowers choke a steep creek that crosses the trail at 7,000 feet.
Matt Leidecker
Photo Date:
08/05/2011
Elephant head (Phyllodoce empetriformis).
Matt Leidecker
Photo Date:
08/05/2011
The wildflowers along the old Eureka Gulch road are stunning in August.
Matt Leidecker
Photo Date:
08/05/2011
More late summer wildflowers in Eureka Gulch.
Matt Leidecker
Photo Date:
08/05/2011
Rock fringe (Phacelia sericea).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/18/2015
Devil's club (Oplopanax horridus).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/18/2015
Dwarf dogwood (Cornus unalaschkensis), which is also known as bunchberry, along the Thornton Lakes Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/18/2015
View of the North Cascades from the Thornton Lakes Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/18/2015
Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/28/2012
Avalanche lily (Erythronium montanum).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/28/2012
Yellow glacier lily (Erythronium grandiflorum).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/28/2012
Spreading phlox (Phlox diffusa).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/28/2012
Mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/28/2012
Black huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/28/2012
Pink mountain heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis).
Duncan Sadava
Photo Date:
08/18/2015
Aster.
Duncan Sadava
Photo Date:
08/18/2015
Fireweed.
Duncan Sadava
Photo Date:
08/18/2015
Subalpine meadows along the Ring Lake Trail.
Duncan Sadava
Photo Date:
08/18/2015
Glacial meltwater flowing down toward Ring Lake.
Duncan Sadava
Photo Date:
08/29/2015
Meadows above Hanging Lake on the hike to Madeley Lake.