It is one I never did get an ID on, I should pull out my Calif. natives books and see I can't find it.






Sarcodes sanguinea

Beautiful pink Penstemon! Do you know what variety?

Oh wow! I have never before seen the red flesh snow plant! That is so totally unreal I had to read all about it.
Thanks Sue!

Sorry Susie, no idea what kind, sure is pretty though.

DD, it was so unreal looking when I first saw it, especially being so red. I took the second habitat shot just to show how odd it looked, this bright red among all the green.

Well, since I figured out how to borrow way cool pictures of nature's rock garden's from the data base, I couldn't resist this one that just got added. Thanks @growitall
and the bonus is, there are more cool pictures where this one lives!

Awesome!!!

I really like this photo of lichens, which are very much a part of the landscape in the alpine zone, among the rocks and clean air (some lichens are sensitive to air pollution). The yellow one is Cetraria cucullata or maybe C. nivalis, and the weird white fingers are Thamnolia subuliformis, I think. In the background is Silene acaulis.


Edit: This is in Kananaskis Prov. Park, Alberta, west of here... just before treeline, where it starts getting really good!

ooooooh!!! I really love that photo, too.
thank you
I have never, ever before seen such amazing lichens--seriously! those actually look alive
*great* color for it too (C. whichever)
where were you for this one ?

dirtdorphins said:ooooooh!!! ....I have never before seen such amazing lichens

Me neither!
They look rather....yummy

One little subalpine fir, Abies lasiocarpa, hanging on a couple hundred meters above the treeline, with Sedum lanceolatum, Erigeron aureus and alpine willows:


Up and up...


Sometimes, you need to watch your step...


Flowery meadows:

Really beautiful pictures from all of you.
I have enjoyed them!

CarolineScott said:Really beautiful pictures from all of you.
I have enjoyed them!

growitall said:
Sometimes, you need to watch your step...

Indeed!

Awesome pics! Love the optimistic fir hanging on the cliff

Love this thread.
Not a big fan of just barren huge rocks (they do look cool, but I am a plant lover after all.
I fancy that Phacelia, and the Indian Paintbrush, and all the others of course.
But I wouldn't ... taste... the lichens

@dirtdorphins My son posted this video on FB, thought maybe you would enjoy it. Use full screen for best viewing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Now that is WILD!
I read that it took them 22 days to climb out of there

I hadn't read about them, just watched the video, now I will have to read about those wild and crazy guys too.

Margaret what an amazing video! Thank you for sharing it! And how cool that your son is Chris Sharma! Wow...I've climbed some (when my brother almost forces me to) and its always an exhilarating time! I'm going to share this with my brother!!

Wait --what??? Your son is Chris Sharma???? no way!?!?!?

@gg5 Greg, you misunderstood, I said "my son posted it on FB" I didn't say it was "his" video". If I had to worry about him off doing stuff like that I would probably look 100 years old! My son is the day manager at a climbing gym.