Our last day was a hike in the Paadise area. It turned out to be the best display of wild flowers we saw on the mountain. We hiked up the trail to Panorama point with a side trip[ over to Pebble creek to check out the edge of the Muir Snowfield.
Top of the mountain in good light on a clear day.
Zoomed in on the area where Camp Muir is. It is the highest point you can hike to without a guide and permit. It is at the left center ot the photo in the shadowed rocky ridge just above the snow, and above the small island of rock at center left. From Pebble creek it is another 3000 feet of climbing and all of it is on snow.
Rosy Spiraea, Spiraea Densiflora
Avalance Lilly, Erythronium. These bloom early and were mostly gone by late July.
The meadows were full of flowers. Here you have Lupine, Magena Paintbrush, Sitka Valerian, Bistort, Corn Lillies, and a touch of pink heather.
Here is Lupine, Magenta Paintbrush, Bistort, Bracted Lousewort, and Sitka Valerian.
White Mountain heather.
Western Anemone flower produces these sead heads. They bloom when the first snows receed. I did see a couple in bloom. Further down the trail.
The Marmots were plentiful and some would pose for their picture.
Lewis Monkey flower. Common in wet areas.
This waterfall was far across the nisqually glacier.
There was a little smoke in the distance from the fires but we could still see Mt St Helens.
Tolmie's Saxifrage
Veronica Cusickii, Speedwell.
A flower garden with Lupine, Magneta Paintbrush, and Partridge foot.
Near Panarama point we saw Birdsbeak lousewort.
Pedicularis racemosa, Sickletop lousewort.
A chipmunk.
Paintbrush, Lupine, and Birdsbeak lousewort.
Mostly Partridgefoot, with paintbrush and Lupine
Far across the Nisqually glacier.
The lower edge on the Muir Snowfield at Pebble creek.
Tolmie's Saxafrage. Micranthes Tolmiei
A blooming Anemone flower as promised above.
Field of Lupine, Anemone flower seedheads, Lupine, Bistort, Red heather, Magenta paintbrush, and partridgefoot I think.
One batch of White Lupine we saw.
Probably Erigeron Compositus. Cutleaf Daisy
Only shooting star we saw.
New one to me, seen at Narada falls trail. Trautvetteria Carolininensis, Tassel-rue
Narada falls with rainbow.
