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rozoneill: Ookow nodded with the slightest provocation of the breeze
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rozoneill: It definitely was tarweed season
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rozoneill: Just about ready to bloom
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rozoneill: The mighty Rogue courses below its cliff-hugging trail
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rozoneill: Monkeyflower colored up moist cliffs and rock faces
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rozoneill: Monkeyflower, busy monkeying around
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rozoneill: Serpentine phacelia, seldom seen but was fairly commonplace on the rocky parts
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rozoneill: Red larkspur were running riot all along the trail
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rozoneill: Red larkspur kept me well entertained as I hiked
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rozoneill: Red larkspur. appearing more orange despite its name
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rozoneill: Grave Creek Rapids on the Rogue River
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rozoneill: Paintbrush competed with red larkspur for scarlet supremacy
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rozoneill: Stonecrop bloomed on near vertical rock faces
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rozoneill: Pale, sky blue larkspurs made an appearance here and there along the trail
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rozoneill: This is definitely a hike on the edge
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rozoneill: Why I keep coming to visit the Rogue River Trail
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rozoneill: Moss tendrils creep across a rock face
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rozoneill: All that remains
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rozoneill: Ruins in the woods
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rozoneill: Slender woodland star shines bright on the forest floor
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rozoneill: Some more of that red larkspur blooming so profusely
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rozoneill: The Rogue River Trail alternated between lush woodland and rocky cliffs
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rozoneill: My guide book says golden iris is uncommon but it's everywhere along the Rogue River Trail
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rozoneill: Golden iris (and the photography thereof) dramatically slowed my hiking progress
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rozoneill: Ookow was eminently abundant along the trail
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rozoneill: Ookow, closeup thereof
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rozoneill: Pathway through the grass, poison oak, and flowering tarweed
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rozoneill: Tarweed was probably the most common flower on this day
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rozoneill: Reigning triumvirate of red larkspur
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rozoneill: Typical stretch of trail