Charlie Russell Nature Photography
California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica

Matt Davis Trail Wildflower Hike

Mt. Tamalpais State Park in Marin County is the center point for an incredible network of trails. You can spend years trying all the options in the park and the surrounding countryside. There are great views of the...

Scarlet Indian Paintbrush and Lupine

Carson Pass Wildflower Hike

The Carson Pass area in Alpine County is the greatest summer wildflower area I know of. There are a number of different trails (see my article on Meiss Lake), each with a different set of features.  The most popular...

Hansen's larkspur, Delphinium hanseni

Meiss Lake Wildflower Hike

One of my favorite summer wildflower areas is the Carson Pass area in Alpine County. If you can time it right you will find beautiful hillside gardens full of wildflowers. We visited this area in mid July 2010 and hiked...

Snow Plant, Sacrcodes sanguinea

Lakes Basin Wildflower Hike

We’ve never been to the Lakes Basin area of Plumas County before, so I didn’t know what to expect. We visited the area in early July 2010. What we found was a wonderful hiking area with a variety of flowers...