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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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Pinkish flower that grows in clusters on the top of a bent stem. Despite the color, this is likely Blue Gilia (Gilia capitata) (Sierra Nevada Wildflowers by Elizabeth L. Horn, p. 122) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 85mm f13 1/250s ISO320
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Pinkish flower that grows in clusters on the top of a bent stem. Despite the color, this is likely Blue Gilia (Gilia capitata) (Sierra Nevada Wildflowers by Elizabeth L. Horn, p. 122) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)
EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 85mm f13 1/250s ISO320

Pinkish flower that grows in clusters on the top of a bent stem. Despite the colorthis is likely Blue Gilia Gilia capitata Sierra Nevada Wildflowers by Elizabeth L. Hornp. 122 8132011Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike EFS1785mm f45.6 IS USM 85mm f13 1250s ISO320 El Dorado National ForestCA 20110813 August 132011

  • A triangular-shaped rock in a pond near the trail head (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 17mm f8 1/160s ISO100
  • A triangular-shaped rock in a pond near the trail head (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 28mm f8 1/160s ISO160
  • Trail with lavender Lupine on both sides (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 44mm f8 1/160s ISO200
  • Dead snag above a large granite boulder, with red & purple flowers in the foreground, and trees, blue sky, and white clouds in the background (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 44mm f14 1/160s ISO250
  • Bushes, rocks, and trees against blue sky with wispy white clouds (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 20mm f10 1/160s ISO125
  • Bushes, rocks, and trees against blue sky with wispy white clouds, with yellow flowers in the foreground (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 76mm f10 1/160s ISO125
  • Dead snag above a large granite boulder, with red & purple flowers in the foreground, and trees, blue sky, and white clouds in the background (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 85mm f14 1/160s ISO250
  • Bushes, rocks, and trees against blue sky with wispy white clouds, with yellow flowers in the foreground (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 26mm f14 1/160s ISO250
  • Granite boulders surrounded by yellow, white, and purple flowers. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 220mm f8 1/500s ISO250
  • A weathered tree trunk beyond the reddish wood of a decaying tree, surrounded by granite rocks, yellow and purple flowers, and green trees (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 41mm f10 1/160s ISO125
  • A weathered tree trunk beyond the reddish wood of a decaying tree, surrounded by granite rocks, yellow and purple flowers, and green trees (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 53mm f10 1/160s ISO125
  • The reddish wood of a decaying tree and a granite boulder, with yellow, purple, and white flowers in between. The purple flowers are Lupine, while the yellow flowers on plants with broad leaves are Mule Ears (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 79mm f10 1/160s ISO125
  • Yellow Mule Ears (with broad leaves) and purple Lupine in front of granite rock, bushes, and trees (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 85mm f10 1/160s ISO125
  • Yellow flower with many tiny clusters in its petals. Likely something from the wild buckwheat family (Eriogonum) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f9 1/400s ISO250
  • Yellow flower with many tiny clusters in its petals. Likely something from the wild buckwheat family (Eriogonum) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f9 1/400s ISO400
  • Plant with white flowers. Each flower has 6 petals, and multiple stamen with brown or dark purple tips (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 100mm f9 1/400s ISO400
  • Pinkish flower that grows in clusters on the top of a bent stem. Despite the color, this is likely Blue Gilia (Gilia capitata) (Sierra Nevada Wildflowers by Elizabeth L. Horn, p. 122) (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 85mm f13 1/250s ISO320
  • Southerly view of a meadow of yellow Mule Ears flowers (plants with broad leaves) and purple Lupine, with forrest and snow-patched Round Top Mountain under blue sky in the background. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 28mm f13 1/200s ISO160
  • Southerly view of a meadow of yellow Mule Ears flowers (plants with broad leaves) and purple Lupine, with forrest and snow-patched Round Top Mountain under blue sky in the background. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 26mm f13 1/200s ISO160
  • Southerly view of a meadow of yellow Mule Ears flowers (plants with broad leaves) and purple Lupine, with forrest and snow-patched Round Top Mountain under blue sky in the background. (8/13/2011, Carson Pass to Frog Lake hike)<br /> EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @ 26mm f13 1/200s ISO160
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