Charlie Russell Nature Photography
Hiker's gentian, Gentianopsis simplex

Upper Gardner Meadow

Upper Gardner Meadow is a great high-Sierra trail near Ebbetts Pass that offers a great variety of native wildflowers in the mid to late summer. Since it is so remote, there aren’t very many non-native plants out...

Elegant piperia, Piperia elegans ssp. elegans. AKA Platanthera elegans ssp. elegans

Abbotts Lagoon

Abbotts Lagoon is a wonderful wildflower area that is a part of the Point Reyes National Seashore.  This visit was in mid August, and the quantity and variety of wildflowers in bloom was amazing. It is a great time to...

Beckwith's violet, Viola beckwithii

Martis Creek Wildlife Area

The Martis Creek Wildlife Area has a surprising variety of native wildflowers early in the season. This is an easy trail near the Truckee airport. When you look out over the area you think it is just dry sagebrush...

Pacific pea, Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus

Marin Headlands Wildflowers

The Marin Headlands are a unit of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area that offers a wide variety of trails with abundant wildflowers. In late January 2022 we took a somewhat strenuous hike in a loop that led us...