Mount Rainier Myrtle Falls Wildflowers
Mount Rainier National Park is an amazing place, with wonderful vistas and outstanding wildflowers. One of the easier hikes you can take is along the lower
I like to hike! Here are my favorite wildflower hikes (and other special places), with some photos of what I found there.
Willow Lake Botanical Special Interest Area
The Willow Lake Botanical Special Interest Area is an interesting example of a California fen, a special kind of wetland that supports an interesting variety of flowering
Carpenter Valley Wildflowers
Carpenter Valley is an amazing nature site owned by the Truckee Donner Land Trust (TDLT). There is a wide variety of habitats here, including a wet meadow,
Island Lake Wildflowers
Island Lake is one of many lakes in the Grouse Ridge area of Nevada County, California. The trails along here are relatively easy, without a lot
Tire Mountain
Tire Mountain is one of the best wildflower hikes in Oregon. It is a relatively easy six mile round trip out-and-back hike that has a
Ring Mountain Phyllis Ellman Trail
Ring Mountain is an amazing place to hike for wildflowers. It is a small mountain right in the middle of the San Francisco Bay Area,
Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve
Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve is nestled up against Salt Point State Park (California), and you can find a number of interesting wildflowers in addition to
Sunol Regional Wilderness Wildflowers
Let’s take a look at some Sunol Regional Wilderness wildflowers! This is a wonderful area that has many trails leading up through the hills, with
North Table Mountain Beatson Hollow
The North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve (near Oroville, CA) is one of my favorite wildflower sites to visit. I try to get there every year, and
Chimney Rock Wildflowers at Point Reyes
Chimney Rock at Point Reyes National Seashore is an easy hike where you can see a wide variety of wildflowers. There are many that are found