A few from January

moribund cactus

house finch?

Trinity Alps...

... or I ♥ Beargrass.

Hallelujah! Aside from a few odd photos I'm going to fiddle with at my leisure, I'm done editing the pictures from my last adventure.  After a breather, maybe I'll tackle some more of the enormous backlog.

Trinity River, I think. Or maybe Coffee Creek.

Xerophyllum tenax

(beargrass)

Mugshots of a Viola

Two spots on Bear Creek

The headwall at Big Bear Lake... I made it about as

far as the end moraine... there was too much snow

to make the effort worth it

Sarcodes sanguinea

(snow plant)

No clue.

Cultural detritus

Bobbie + Dwayne 1965

Probably not true

The name of this establisment evokes 

unfortunate imagery

Antler barn

Antler gate

Another roadside attraction...

Some background on the Legend... 

also... 

more info

1901

Train bridge and plants along the Sacramento River

I feel like I should know what this plant is, but I don't.

A killer milkweed!

Here's that wacky buckwheat-looking Calyptridium again...

I believe this is Sceloporus graciosus rather than the 

more frequently seen S. occidentalis, but I'm not sure

Castle Crags area (mostly)

 My campsite 

(I am told a photo of one's camp is mandatory)

This creek stole my beer!

 

 

 

I am having a surprisingly hard time figuring out the 

identity of this plant.

Update: I think it is a Calyptridium. 

I was barking up the wrong family