The What's Flowering Challenge Series

Spent the evening hiking, running and bushwhacking the first in the "What's Flowering Challenge" Series- an off-shoot of the Thursday Night Epic. We botanized our way up along sheep and moose trails and I was thrilled to see all that is in bloom. The highlight of the evening may have been spotting the black-tailed deer in the distance. The flower and plant i.d. was pretty exciting too. Here is SOME of what we saw.

Shooting Star

Dog violet
Viola adunca

Serviceberry

Star flower

Kinnikinnick

Jacob's Ladder

Potentilla

Cut-Leaf Anenome

I realize impossible to see but, black-tailed deer!

(Verified with spotting scope and confirmed by all members of botanizing party.)

Fragrant Shield fern

Parsley fern

Forget-me-not

Dall sheep

Cut-leaf Fleabane

Draba
Some thing from the Mustard family