Between Saturday and Tuesday we had some severe weather in the area, and there were deathly tornadoes within a 100 mile radius. We hadn't realized the damage it would do to fragile tiny petals and such. We found one Indian paintbrush. One. The rosa multiflora were completely torn apart, and there were fewer wildflowers overall than just 3 days prior.
My biggest excitement was chasing my first giant swallowtail off-trail, trying to get a shot. I lost it in the vegetation, but it was fun. Here are just a few of the 76 pics, in hiking order:
I have studied the book, and now finally can ID the difference between yarrow and wild carrot (aka Queen Anne's Lace). This is yarrow on the trailhead area. The bigger plants up the tadpole are wild carrot
I haven't been able to ID this one yet; east side of trailhead in the lower meadow
Indian Paintbrush in same meadow
Don't know what, but it was tiny and cute
A very weathered painted lady in same meadow
Weathered variegated fritillary, same meadow
Milkweed, same meadow
Spongey fungi. Really. It was soft and pliant. I didn't like touching it; north of meadow
Spiderwort - my favorite flower on the mountain; north of meadow
When I realized the race for the giant swallowtail was in vain, I used my toe to turn over this camouflaged-wrapped plastic cup, and found this large scary-looking spider
Red-banded hairstreak I found in the same area where I took pics of one 3 years ago
Rosa multiflora was rain-beaten on the lower blue
Don't know what this beautiful dainty flower is; it was on the lower blue
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