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  1. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    I paid the price for these shots today. I pulled a dozen ticks off myself while I was out and after I got back home. :eek: Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Butter-and-Eggs; Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris Spreading Dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium Day Lily Hemerocallis fulva...
  2. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    Lupine and Friend JohnL
  3. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    Iwasn't prepared to find this flower today and I didn't carry my water shoes. So I left my socks and boots by the trailside and went barefoot into a cold bog at 7:00 this morning to get these shots. Large Purple-fringed Orchid Platanthera grandifolia JohnL
  4. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    An early morning walk in a wooded clearing yielded some nice finds. Lance-leaved Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Southern Bush Honeysuckle Diervilla sessilifolia Trumpet Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens JohnL
  5. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    It was a good morning for water droplets on flowers once the rain passed through. Blue Toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis Wild Raisin Viburnum cassinoides Sheep Laurel Kalmia augustifolia Common Mullein Verbascum thapsus Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia JohnL
  6. JohnL

    Stretching routines

    The stiffness you feel for a couple days after a hike are a result of the muscles being over-stressed, inflammation from the over-stress and not because your muscles are not stretched. Well stretched muscles that have never hiked before will be sore after a hike, particularly a Presi Traverse...
  7. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    From a local walk this morning: Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculata Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum Ragged Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi Red Campion Silene dioica Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana JohnL
  8. JohnL

    Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

    I spent time atoning for what sins I can still commit at my age by getting out of my bed high above the Las Vegas Strip every morning at 4:03 and driving an hour up to Valley of Fire to get there by sunrise. Of the five full days we had out there I spent a total of 20 hours in the park...
  9. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    I got tired of work and tired of the rain so what better place to go than the middle of the desert. Here are some wildflowers from Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Dune Primrose Oenothera deltoides Desert Marigold Baileya multiradiata Indigobush Psorothamnus fremontii Jimson Weed...
  10. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    Common Speedwell Corn Speedwell (the flowers are very tiny; about 1/8") My first Lady's Slipper of the season Jack in the Pulpit I couldn't resist another shot of a Starflower. JohnL
  11. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    Blaze, I have to say that is the most imaginative flower image I have seen in all of these annual wildflower threads. Very nicely done. JohnL
  12. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    Three new ladies all in a row Starflower Trientalis borealis Cypress Spurge Euphorbia cyparissias Fringed Polygala Polygala paucifolia JohnL
  13. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris JohnL
  14. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    A few from a short afternoon walk behind the house yesterday: Old Field (Common) Cinquefoil Bluets Common Strawberry Smooth Shadbush Unknown Grass Low Bush Blueberry Common Blue Violets Wood Anemone Periwinkle (aka Myrtle) JohnL
  15. JohnL

    2011 spring wildflower thread

    cooperhill: Round leaved Yellow Violet (Viola rotundifolia) JohnL
  16. JohnL

    Alex Honnald - free soloing video

    Nat Geo has a good article on Yosemite climbing in the May issue. Cover photo shows Honnold on Thank God Ledge as well other very nice climbing photos inside. JohnL
  17. JohnL

    Biggest "nature" let down?

    Can Mt Rushmore really be considered a 'nature' experience? Just curious where the line is drawn, if at all. JohnL
  18. JohnL

    Biggest "nature" let down?

    Walden Pond – My first trip to the Pond was way way back in college when a friend, who was taking an astronomy course, wanted to get away from the city lights to look at constellations. Clear night, loads of stars. It was quiet. It was peaceful. It was great. It was January. Want to see...
  19. JohnL

    Best spots to find Gray Jays

    Crawford Path - Mizpah Cutoff Jct North Hancock Mt Willey I've seen them on/near numerous other summits: Tecumseh, Tom, Old Speck, Liberty, Garfield, Galehead, Zealand, Passaconaway, probably others that I just don't remember. JohnL
  20. JohnL

    The Positives of Winter Hiking

    A pictorial list of positive reasons for winter hiking. Trails are easier in the Winter Ladders are more, ummm, interesting in the Winter Trail signs are easier to find in the Winter. Cairns look cooler in the Winter. It is easier to see through the trees in the Winter. You can get...
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