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Frog Lake - 8/13/2011

On Aug. 13, 2011 we took the short hike to Frog Lake from Carson Pass. 2011 was a very heavy snow year, so the wildflowers were out later than usual that year. While some of the flowers photographed very nicely, other flower photos here are more for identification purposes than for their artistic value.
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Southerly view of Elephants Back mountain (on left, with mild red-purple hues) and Round Top mountain with snow patches (right) over Frong Lake. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 17mm f10 1/400s ISO200
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Southerly view of Elephants Back mountain (on left, with mild red-purple hues) and Round Top mountain with snow patches (right) over Frong Lake. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)
EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 17mm f10 1/400s ISO200

Southerly view of Elephants Back mountain on leftwith mild redpurple hues and Round Top mountain with snow patches right over Frong Lake. 8132011Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike EFS1785mm f45.6 IS USM 17mm f10 1400s ISO200 El Dorado National ForestCA 20110813 August 132011

  • Blue flower that is some variety of Blue Flax. It has 5 petals, on a plant with narrow leaves. (Sierra Nevada Wildflowers by Elizabeth L. Horn, p. 56; National Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers, Western Region, plate 631, p. 604) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f8 1/640s ISO250
  • Blue flower that is some variety of Blue Flax. It has 5 petals, on a plant with narrow leaves. (Sierra Nevada Wildflowers by Elizabeth L. Horn, p. 56; National Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers, Western Region, plate 631, p. 604) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f8 1/640s ISO250
  • Northerly view of Red Lake Peak over Frog Lake (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 20mm f8 1/320s ISO125
  • Granite rocks and small trees on the south shore of Frog Lake (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 56mm f8 1/320s ISO125
  • North easterly view of Red Lake Peak over Frog Lake, wtih foreground shore and rocks (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 26mm f8 1/320s ISO125
  • North easterly view of Red Lake Peak over Frog Lake, wtih foreground shore and rocks (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 26mm f10 1/200s ISO125
  • Clusters of white flowers with 5 petals on ground-cover style of plants. Probably Spreading Phlox (Phlox diffusa) (Sierra Nevada Wildflowers by Elizabeth L. Horn, p. 124) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 59mm f10 1/320s ISO100
  • Clusters of white flowers with 5 petals on ground-cover style of plants. Probably Spreading Phlox (Phlox diffusa) (Sierra Nevada Wildflowers by Elizabeth L. Horn, p. 124) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f8 1/400s ISO160
  • Clusters of white flowers with 5 petals on ground-cover style of plants. Probably Spreading Phlox (Phlox diffusa) (Sierra Nevada Wildflowers by Elizabeth L. Horn, p. 124) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f8 1/400s ISO160
  • Clusters of pinkish flowers with 5 petals on ground-cover style of plants. Probably Spreading Phlox (Phlox diffusa) (Sierra Nevada Wildflowers by Elizabeth L. Horn, p. 124) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f8 1/400s ISO160
  • Trail through a green meadow filled with yellow flowers and purple lilies, located at the east edge of Frog Lake. Lynda is on the rocks at the far end of the trail, and Red Lake Peak is on the left (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 20mm f13 1/320s ISO320
  • Southerly view of trail through a green meadow filled with yellow flowers and purple lilies, located at the east edge of Frog Lake. Frog Lake and Round Top Mountain with snow patches are beyond. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 24mm f13 1/320s ISO320
  • Southerly view of a green meadow filled with yellow flowers and purple lilies, located at the east edge of Frog Lake. Frog Lake and Round Top Mountain with snow patches are beyond. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 28mm f13 1/320s ISO320
  • A brown and grey moth that landed on my arm, possibly trying to take shelter from the wind. This happened in the meadow at the east edge of Frog Lake. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 85mm f13 1/320s ISO320
  • NE view of Red Lake and Red Lake Mountain, seen from the NE side of Frog Lake. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 17mm f9 1/250s ISO160
  • Mountain with green ground cover under partly cloudy blue sky, seen generally east of Frog Lake. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 24mm f9 1/250s ISO160
  • Stepped granite and some wild flowers are in the right-side foreground. (Photographed from the east end of Frog Lake.) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 17mm f9 1/250s ISO160
  • Yellow, orange, red, and light green lichen growing on granite. (8/13/2011, east end of Frog Lake, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 68mm f11 1/400s ISO400
  • Southerly view of Round Top mountain over Frong Lake. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 35mm f10 1/400s ISO200
  • Southerly view of Elephants Back mountain (on left, with mild red-purple hues) and Round Top mountain with snow patches (right) over Frong Lake. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 17mm f10 1/400s ISO200
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