On Saturday, Ivy and Rodeo and I trekked up to Skyline Divide. We climbed up to the ridgetop and I chose to botanize the subalpine meadow rather than continue along the ridgeline and climb the final 1/2 mile or so to the nearby peak. We paused for lunch and Rodeo had several playmates. They romped through a snowpatch and then Rodeo found a spaniel who was willing to run with him, so he sped up and down the trail with the down in pursuit, prompting some worry from the owners as they disappeared down the trail. But Rodeo never leaves us and sure enough he came sprinting right back wit the other dog still on his tail.
Bracted lousewort (Pedicularis bracteosa), a figwort (scrophulariaceae).
Sitka valerian (Valeriana sitchensis)
Mountain bistort (Polygonum bistortoides), a buckwheat (polygonaceae)
A white paintbrush (either Castileja hispida or C. parviflora), a figwort (scrophulariaceae).
Indian hellebore (Veratrum viride), a lily (liliaceae).
Yellow glacier lily (Erythronium grandiflorum), a lily (liliaceae).
Avalanche lily (Erythronium montanum), a lily (liliaceae).
Sitka mountain ash (Sorbus sitchensis), a rose (rosaceae).
Creeping raspberry (Rubus pedatus), a rose (rosaceae).
