alpine flower id? / love King Ravine

[forestgnome]

I think it's mountain cranberry, but the picture in my guidebook looks different.

I'm awed by King Ravine every time. I hiked the King Ravine Trail across the floor and up the headwall to Mt. Adams. Such a great mix of ledge and boulders and flora. On the way down I hiked the Great Gully Trail for the first time. This scarcely-used trail is gorgeous, with tons of many different plants and alpine flowers. The trail skirts a beautiful cascade that I had noticed from the floor of the ravine.

Happy Trails

 

[Bob Kittredge]

I agree with the mountain cranberry call. But let's see what the heavyweights have to say.

 

[arghman]

Yup -- Vaccinium vitis-idaea.

Good photo. I've never been quite able to get a photo that shows the leaves and the flowers clearly enough that you can see the 4 petals opening, since they usually hang downwards.

(p.s. please post more, I probably won't be getting to King Ravine this year )