Charlie Russell Nature Photography
California buttercup, Ranunculus californicus

Mount Burdell Wildflower Hike

The Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve is a wonderful oasis of green in Marin County that contains a number of hiking trails. There’s an interesting mixture of habitats, with open grasslands, oak forests, a large...

Western mountain aster, Symphyotrichum occidentale

Late Season Hike at Grass Lake

You can still find wildflowers late in the summer if you head up to the higher elevations. We visited Grass Lake near the end of August, and there were plenty of flowers of interest. This hike starts just past Fallen...

Muddy Hollow Trail at Point Reyes

The Point Reyes National Seashore has a wide variety of hiking trails, and opportunities to visit a wide range of wildflower zones. The Muddy Hollow trail at Point Reyes is an easy hike that starts off with a woods...

Mountain pretty face, Triteleia ixioides ssp. anilina,

Caples Creek Wildflowers

The Caples Creek trail is a great place to see a variety of spring wildflowers and enjoy a robust mountain creek in the Eldorado National Forest. It’s a moderately difficult out-and-back trail that takes you to a...