In early summer, some of the most beautiful sights in the Cascades are the abundant and colorful wildflowers. Meadows full of blooming wildflowers are a welcome sight. Several hardy flower species are sometimes present on steep rock slopes (bottom photo). One morning I watched a hummingbird gathering nectar from the flowers at the top of this slope. A close-up reveals the dominant species on this slope are Indian paintbrush, penstemon, and bleeding hearts (next to bottom photo).
Hiking along trails through the woods, Trillium plants, also known as wake robin, were abundant (middle photo). Young Trillium flowers are white, and older blossoms turn purple. During the 10 days we were in the mountains, all the Trillium flowers turned purple.
In moist habitats, near creeks and at the edges of the lake, I found shooting stars (next to top photo) and monkey flowers (top photo).
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