Charlie Russell Nature Photography
Mosquito bill, Primula hendersonii

Boot Hill Wildflowers

The Boot Hill trail is southwest of Clear Lake in Northern California, and we found a nice collection of wildflowers on a short hike there in early March 2020. This was a 2.5 mile loop through a mixture of chaparral and...

Warrior's plume, Pedicularis densiflora

Black Diamond Mines Wildflowers

The Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve has been on my hiking “wish list” for a long time, and with all the warm weather in February 2020 we finally had an opportunity to hike there. It was early in the...

Washington lily, Lilium washingtonianum ssp. washingtonianum

Omega Diggings Overlook Wildflowers

Every once in awhile you find a little gem, an easy place to find a few beautiful wildflowers without a lot of effort. One such place is the Omega Diggings Overlook, a rest stop on Highway 20. There is a short hike out...