Tires grumble in the gravel… no pavement found here… Too far from civilization say highway commissioners… And best drive slowly… protect car tires from rock cuts… Nothing worse than a flat tire… (unless it is two flat tires) … Repair is hours away… weeks if you walk… Behind the car… …
What is it? A botanist looking at the flower might say Helenium hoopesii, Dugalia hoopesii or Hymenoxys hoopesii depending on the age of the book they had been reading (name changes)… while an entomologist looking at the butterfly might hedge and say Fritillary, Speyeria ssp. but both might consider animal …
Early spring (March) Marvin and I applied for a three day class on “Wildflowers of the Great Basin” offered by the Malheur Field Station (MFS) and taught by professor emeritus Karl Holte. No acknowledgment was received from MFS but our check cleared the bank so we assumed we were in …
August 5, 2007: Fish Lake, Steens Mountain, Harney County, OR: In spite of being August, at an elevation 7,400 feet the night got cold. We stayed in our sleeping bags as long as we could stand it and waited for the summer sun to warm the air. Chris wanted to …