Wildflowers


Paintbrush by the side of the road near Navajo Lake in Southern Utah.




Flower growing at 9000' elevation near Bryce.




Weed growing near our lunch stop before Zion.




Columbine on the wall at Zion.









Tree with orchid-like blossoms just outside Zion.




Something like a dandelion puffball at Bryce, perhaps salsify?




Bergamot on the road to the Grand Tetons.














Prairie Rose?
























This evergreen-like bush was growing in Southern Yellowstone.




This little plant was hiding near our campsite in West Yellowstone.




Blue-eyed grass in Yellowstone.









These purple flowers thrive near the geysers.









These little (3-4") plants also seem to like the soil around the geysers.




Beautiful purple flower in the Fire Hole Canyon, Yellowstone.




Queen Elizabeth I's favorite flower, the Harebell. These are at Yellowstone.









The wild flowers were profuse near Jewel Cave.




Harebells, Jewel Cave.




Coneflower, Jewel Cave.




Creeping Jenny, Jewel Cave.














Unidentified little flower, about 1/4" -3/8" across, Jewel Cave.









Maroon flower I'd never seen before, Jewel Cave.
































































Thistles, Jewel Cave.









Sego Lily, Jewel Cave.














Unidentified purple near Mt. Rushmore.









Yellow-flowered bush at Mt. Rushmore.




Splashy flower near Mt. Rushmore.









Another cone flower at Mt. Rushmore.




Queen Anne's Lace in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.




Tundra with tiny flowers at the top of Rocky Mountain National Park.









Another high-elevation dweller.




I had to stop the car and take pictures of all these.



















Fireweed.







































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