Charlie Russell Nature Photography
Milkmaids, Cardamine californica

Skyline Wilderness Park Wildflowers

Skyline Wilderness Park is a multi-use park right next to Napa, and it has a great network of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. We visited this site for an early season hike and found a good...

Mosquito bill, Primula hendersonii

Olompali State Historic Park

Olompali State Historic Park has an interesting history as well as an interesting hike that offers wildflowers, wonderful trees, and a wealth of ferns. Our loop hike in late February was very enjoyable, and we’ll...

Rosilla, Helenium puberulum

Point Reyes Drakes Estero Wildflowers

The Point Reyes National Seashore is an amazing place to visit all year round. There are many interesting trails, and at the right time you can find many interesting wildflowers (see my Point Reyes page for a selection)...

Western polemonium (aka Western sky pilot), Polemonium occidentale

Cold Stream Meadow

The Truckee Donner Land Trust manages several properties in the Lake Tahoe area, and in late July 2020 we decided to try one we haven’t visited yet, Cold Stream Meadow. This is on the way to Mt Lola, which is a...