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South Grove, Calaveras Big Trees, July 16, 2011

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My hand (for scale) next to lavender flowers of some variety of lupine that has very large leaves (some as far across as the width of my hand) (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
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My hand (for scale) next to lavender flowers of some variety of lupine that has very large leaves (some as far across as the width of my hand) (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)

My hand for scale next to lavender flowers of some variety of lupine that has very large leaves some as far across as the width of my hand 7162011South Grove HikeCalaveras Big Trees SP July 162011 Calaveras Big Trees State ParkCAMy hand for scale next to lavender flowers of some variety of

  • Green trees and bushes surrounding the reddish rocks Beaver Creek (near the South Grove parking lot) (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • The top of a backlit small green fir tree (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Backlit white blossoms and green leaves from a tall bush or short tree (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Queen's Cup or Bride's Bonnet (Clintonia uniflora) : A white flower with 6 petals and 6 stamen (National Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers, Western Region, plate 63, p. 582)(7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Small, slightly lavender flower. (We also saw some that looked white.) Probably Trientalis latifolia, commonly known as the Pacific Starflower, Broad-leaved Starflower, Western Starflower, or Indian Potato (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Queen's Cup or Bride's Bonnet (Clintonia uniflora) : A white flower with 6 petals and 6 stamen (National Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers, Western Region, plate 63, p. 582)(7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Queen's Cup or Bride's Bonnet (Clintonia uniflora) : A white flower with 6 petals and 6 stamen (National Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers, Western Region, plate 63, p. 582)(7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Backlit white blossoms and green leaves from a tall bush or short tree (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Backlit white blossoms and green leaves from a tall bush or short tree (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Lynda photographing the base of a Giant Sequoia (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Green moss growing on the trunk of a Giant Sequoia (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Reddish bark of a a Giant Sequoia in filtered sunlight (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Reddish bark of a a Giant Sequoia in filtered sunlight (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Reddish bark of a a Giant Sequoia in filtered sunlight (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Reddish bark of a a Giant Sequoia in filtered sunlight (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • My hand (for scale) next to lavender flowers of some variety of lupine that has very large leaves (some as far across as the width of my hand) (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Lavender flowers of some variety of lupine that has very large leaves (some as far across as the width of my hand) (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Lavender flowers of some variety of lupine that has very large leaves (some as far across as the width of my hand) (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Sunlight on the reddish bark of a Giant Sequoia, with shaded trees and deep blue sky behind (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
  • Sunlight on the reddish bark of a Giant Sequoia, with shaded trees and deep blue sky behind (7/16/2011, South Grove Hike, Calaveras Big Trees SP)
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