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20240727_094305_Boulder Bay Park, Big Bear
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IMG_0011_Bluff Lake (EL 7,600')
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IMG_0017_Anderson's lupine (Lupinus andersonii)
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IMG_0025_Ranger's buttons (Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
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IMG_0028_Meadow Arnica (Arnica chamissonis)
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IMG_0033_(L-R) Geranium, Sticky cinquefoil, and Yarrow
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IMG_0036_Giant Red Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata)
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IMG_0042_An interesting fact about the area is that it was named Siberia Creek because the water in the creek is always cold, even in the summer (from Google search).
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IMG_0045_Bumblebee on Ranger's button
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IMG_0049_Ranger's buttons (Sphenosciadium capitellatum)
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IMG_0055_Siberia Creek Trail
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IMG_0082_Fire weed (Chamerion angustifolium)
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IMG_0085_Fire weed (Chamerion angustifolium)
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IMG_0086_Siberia Creek Trail
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IMG_0088_Lemon lily (Lilium parryi)
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IMG_0091_Lemon lily (Lilium parryi)
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IMG_0110_Bush chinquapin (Chrysolepis sempervirens)
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IMG_0116_Siberia Creek Trail
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IMG_0119_Siberia Creek Trail
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IMG_0153_San Bernardino beardtongue, aka Purple penstemon (Penstemon caesius)
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IMG_0180_Corn Lily patch at Champion Lodgepole Pine Meadow
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IMG_0192_Champion Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana). At 110' tall and 440+ years old, it is one of the largest lodgepole pine trees in the world.
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IMG_0243_Copy from hike in 2018. At 110' tall and 440+ years old, it is one of the largest lodgepole pine trees in the world.
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IMG_0185_Crimson columbine (Aquilegia formosa) among corn lily patch
