Charlie Russell Nature Photography
Mountain pretty face, Triteleia ixioides ssp. anilina,

Caples Creek Wildflowers

The Caples Creek trailĀ 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...

Calypso bulbosa

Mt Tamalpais Laurel Dell Wildflowers

Mt. Tamalpais has an incredible number of trails, and a very long wildflower season. You can find interesting flowers from February through May, and every month has a different selection. On this hike we visited the...

Fivespot, Nemophilia maculata

Lyons Creek Wildflowers

Even in drought years you can find amazing displays of wildflowers in the Sierras. Lyons Creek Trail, in Eldorado National Forest (off of Highway 50) is a fun trail that offers a wide variety of flowers in a relatively...

Fetid Adder's Tongue, Scoliopus bigelovii

Muir Woods Wildflowers

We were on a mission to find one flower that we’ve never seen before, the Fetid Adder’s Tongue. It’s one of the earlier flowers of the season, and it doesn’t last long. We hit the jackpot this...