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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Mt Rainier, 29th July 2021

 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.



And Mount Adams.



Tolmie's Saxifrage



Veronica Cusickii, Speedwell.





A flower garden with Lupine, Magneta Paintbrush, and Partridge foot.



Another marmot


Near  Panarama point we saw Birdsbeak lousewort.



Pedicularis racemosa, Sickletop lousewort.




A chipmunk.



Paintbrush, Lupine, and Birdsbeak lousewort.



Mostly Partridgefoot, with paintbrush and Lupine



Davidson's Penstemon.



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.


Marsh Marigold


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.




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