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rozoneill: Bunches and bunches of bunchberry bloomed on the forest floor
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rozoneill: The shade was most welcome on what was another in a whole summer of hot days
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rozoneill: Vine maple provides some green and shady succor to overheating hikers
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rozoneill: Tis the the season of tiger lily
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rozoneill: The eye-catching flower of a tiger lily plant
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rozoneill: Tombstone Prairie sprawls at the foot of Browder Ridge
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rozoneill: Queen's cup made an experience along the shaded trail
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rozoneill: View up to Iron Mountain from Tombstone Prairie
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rozoneill: Mountain owl's clover bloomed low in the grasses
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rozoneill: A black flower beetle grazes on a head of common yarrow
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rozoneill: Coneflower, in its normal petal-less state of being
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rozoneill: Tall mountain bluebell add a touch of blue to the proceedings
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rozoneill: Camera in hand, Penny wades through the ample vegetation at Tombstone Prairie
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rozoneill: Wild ginger blooms were occasionally found underneath the heart-shaped leaves
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rozoneill: The little flowers of little prince's pine were a common sight this time of year
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rozoneill: The ample vegetation made the hiking hot and humid in the open sun
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rozoneill: Vine maple canopy, providing some cooling shade from overhead
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rozoneill: Cow parsnip was emphatically in its blooming season
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rozoneill: Cow parsnip makes a floral offering to the sun and sky gods
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rozoneill: Baneberries to be
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rozoneill: At least the trail was quite shady on the forested slopes
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rozoneill: Bunchberry bunch, as the ripening begins
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rozoneill: Vine maple leaves all aglow with the summer sunlight
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rozoneill: The proverbial dappled sunlight
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rozoneill: Greenery, in the form of vine maple canopy
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rozoneill: Ceiling on a green room, courtesy of vine maple
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rozoneill: Huckleberries thrived in the sunny spots
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rozoneill: Not sure what kind of flowers these are, maybe a goldenrod?
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rozoneill: The trail disappears around the shaded bend
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rozoneill: Some huckleberry grazing ensued