I have been posting pictures of our recent trip through California’s
Sierras, including a
week at the Bear’s Lair, plus driving home by way of
Mono Lake,
Panum Crater, Devil’s Postpile, Rainbow Falls, and
Yosemite.
The highlight of the ten day trip for me (not counting seeing my mother be the oldest
person by 50 years to win the Disco Bingo costume award at the Bear’s Lair) was the
beautiful and various wild flowers we saw in bloom everywhere we went.
I checked my photos against the flower pictures in Sierra Nevada
Wildflowers – A Field Guide to Common Wildflowers and Shrubs of the Sierra
Nevada, including Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks by Karen
Wiese (Falcon, 2000). Some of the identifications may not be correct
but I love the common flower names: paintbrush, mule ears,
prickly poppy, rabbitbrush, wandering daisy, and
blazing star.
White Yarrow, Dodge Ridge
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Wandering Daisy, Dodge Ridge
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Cinquefoil, Dodge Ridge
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Soft Arnica, Dodge Ridge
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Mallow, Dodge Ridge
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Draperia, Dodge Ridge
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Gooseberries, Dodge Ridge
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Thistle, Pinecrest
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Lupine, Sonora Pass
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Paintbrush, Sonora Pass
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Cushion Stenotus, Sonora Pass
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Pennyroyal, Sonora Pass
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Mule Ears, Sonora Pass
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Prickly Poppy, near Sonora Pass
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Rabbitbrush, Devil’s Postpile
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Fireweed, Devil’s Postpile
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Blazing Star, Mono Lake
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Manzanita, Yosemite
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Images Copyright 2008 by Katy Dickinson
KatysBlog 
I enjoyed your photos of our beautiful Tuolumne County’s wildflowers. I can tell you have a passion for flora and the camera lens, as I do. Keep it up. You are a talented photographer.