Mimulus guttatus
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| Mt. Lassen
from a distance |
Part of the
snow-covered Bumpass Trail |
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| Brewer's
Lupine Lupinus breweri? |
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| Common
western monkey flower Mimulus guttatus |
Common
willowherb Epilobium ciliatum |
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| Corn lily Veratrum californicum |
Corn lily Veratrum californicum closeup | Aster
fleabane Erigeron peregrinus |
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| Pearly
everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea |
Slender bog
orchid Platanthera stricta |
Stickseed Hackelia velutina |
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| Buttercup Ranunculus sp. |
Woolly mule
ears Wyethia mollis |
Large
rock moved by glaciers around Lassen |
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caption |
Alpine
paintbrush Castilleja sp. |
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| Cream bush Holodiscus microphyllus |
Red heather Phyllodoce breweri |
Pinemat
manzanita Arctostaphylos nevadensis |
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| Sulfur-producing
vents and pools at end of Bumpass Hell trail; the smell of sulfur was
very strong! |
Red snow;
red color is due to snow-loving green algae with red carotenoids in
their cells; also called 'watermelon snow' |
Wolf spider
on snow--creepy! |
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| Beautiful
view just meters from volcanic vents |
Trees begin
growth in a straight line from the bluff, and then have to curve upward
later in growth. |
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| Trail sign. |