Was going through photos and seeing what I had missed during my original selection/edit process. Came on this one. Maybe I had skipped it due to it reminding me that I had weeding to do? Glad I went back and reviewed images from the past. It’s a good practice.
I enjoy the flowers that struggle to grow in rugged, rocky dry places or deep in the woods. Stonecrop and Pinesap are that kind of plant. Stonecrop growing in the dry, rocky alpine slopes of the Olympic Mountains and Pinesap growing in the woods, living without chlorophyll.
Camera: Fujifilm GFX 50R with 63mm lens
Along the Grand Ridge trail west of Deer Park in the Olympic National Park. Tiger Lilies are a late summer blooming species. Of course, at over 5000′, winter lasts a long time and summer comes late.
Lupine and American Bistort are common wildflowers in the Olympic National Park. They can be frequently found growing together at high altitudes. Both favorites of mine, since it means I’m in the high country.
One of my favorite late summer blooms. This was on the Grand Ridge trail that runs west from Deer Park in the Olympic National Park.
On the Upper Dungeness hiking trip we were pleased to see the flowers in the high country were still in bloom. I am not positive about the “official” name of the Mountain Asters … but that is what we have always called them.
Camera: Fujifilm GFX-50R with 63mm lens
The canadian dogwood is also known as bunchberry. The berries are bright reddish-orange and not edible. The forest floor is brightened up by their presence, since not a whole lot of showy flowers grow in the deep shade.
Camera: Fujifilm GFX-50R
Lens: Fujinon GF 48mm
ISO 800 1/250 sec f/5.6
Another group of wildflowers from the Hurricane Ridge area of Olympic National Park. One of the advantages of the area is the road running up to over 5000′ … and the only high country access via motor vehicle in the park. That translates into a pretty crowded area.
This assortment of blue wildflowers were all within a few yards of each other. These were along the Hurricane Hill Road in Olympic National Park.