Ted's Hiking World Winnemucca Lake
Mokelumne Wilderness

July 10, 2020

Although there were other options available over at Echo Lakes, I'm glad we came over here during the peak flower season; otherwise, I might have missed it this year, and that would never do.

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The docent-managed way-station is closed for the season

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Slendertube Skyrocket *
Western Wallfower

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Golden Alexander *
Nuttall's Larkspur

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Sticky Cinquefoil *
Paintbrush

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Round Top and The Sisters

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Blue Bells *
Wandering Daisy

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Slender Cinquefoil *
Spreading Phlox

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Winnemucca Lake — always a treat

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Several hikers are in view on the summit    ⇔

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Lunch time *
Carmine likes it here, too

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Red Mountain Heather *
Donner Lake Lupine

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Starting back

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Labrador Tea *
Woolly Groundsel

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What a nice find

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Woolly Sunflower *
Sierra Penstemon

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Not waiting for me

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I definitely am falling behind

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Caples Lake to the west

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Elephant Heads *
Silvery Lupine

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Sulfur Flower Buckwheat *
Pussy Paws

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Frog Lake is in the Great Basin

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Spearleaf Stonecrop *
Blue Flag Iris

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Subalpine Fleabane *
Mule's Ears

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"Where do we go now?"

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This pond won't last long

I saved today's favorite shot for last:

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The most colorful Phlox flower I ever saw


§: Well, we visited only one of Ted's Five Gardens, but it was quite a show anyway.

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