Charlie Russell Nature Photography
Let's Hike to See Wildflowers (and more!). Scroll down to see articles about the amazing wildflower and wildlife locations I've visited around the world. Or use the menu above to select specific areas of interest.
Common bladderwort, Utricularia macrorhiza

Upper Truckee Marsh Wildflowers

Upper Truckee Marsh and mountains I don’t usually think of the beaches at South Lake Tahoe as being a great place to find wildflowers, but this trail at the Upper Truckee Marsh is a fun little hike along the edge...

Tall agoseris, Agoseris ×elata

Sardine Falls Wildflowers

Sardine Falls is an easy to reach waterfall just off of Highway 108 near Sonora Pass. We visited in early September 2023, and while the creek was still flowing, the flowers were well past prime. On the other hand, it is...

Desert figwort, Scrophularia desertorum

Virginia Lakes Wildflowers

The Virginia Lake trail takes you to a series of high-altitude lakes in the Hoover Wilderness area in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, not far from Mono Lake. This is a great place to see a wide variety of wildflowers, and...