2021-07-16 Mount Townsend Hike
All the hikers are ready to go
It was really overcast and misty when we started
The hike begins
Jack stops to adjust his rain gear
Broadleaf Lupine also known as Bearded lupine
Western Columbine also known as Sika columbine
It didn’t get any clearer as we hiked up the mountain
Italian Bellflower also known as Star of Bethlehem
Spearleaf stonecrop also known as Subalpine stonecrop
Lambstonque ragwort also known as Tall western groundsel
Giant red Indian paintbrush also known as Meadow paintbrush
Field locoweed also known as Yellow oxytropis
Evergreen candytuft also known as Edging candytuft
The trail just goes up and up
Shrubby cinquefoil also known as Bush cinquefoil
Bluebell bellflower also known as Bluebell of Scotland
Prairie smoke also known as Old man’s whiskers
Butterballs also known as Cushion buckwheat
Made it to the top and looking happy
Another happy hiker at the top of the mountain
I can hear him saying: I made it to the top
Another happy hiker at the top of the mountain
I’m supposed to eat this?
Ken looks happy even when he is sitting on rocks
Burt the first to the top
Peggy takes a well deserved break at the top
The Radkins enjoying a break after a long climb to the top
Jack looks like he found a comfortable spot at the top of the mountain
So what’s the big deal about being at the top – I live here
Western cordilleran bunchberry also known as Western dwarf dogwood
Columbia lily also known as Columbia tiger lily
Photo by Ken Nelsen
Photo by Ken Nelsen
Photo by Ken Nelsen
Photo by Ken Nelsen
Photo by Ken Nelsen
Photo by Ken Nelsen
Photo by Ken Nelsen
Photo by Ken Nelsen
That's all folks!
2021-07-16 Mount Townsend Hike