Mt Baker is an exciting place, since it is snowed in most of the year, so the road up to Artist's Point may only open for a very short portion of the year (in August and early September), before the snow starts again. So there are always some patches of snow to enjoy (which is a really neat treat in the heat of the summer), and it seems all the wildflowers are in a rush to bloom at once (and there are miniature wild blueberries too!).
This time, we drove up into clouds, so it was "half" the experience. A pretty trail through wildflowers, but with no surrounding rugged snow-capped peaks for view. It was different. I hope my sister has another chance to visit and see it on a clear day, with the beautiful peaks - maybe next year.
The family had to stop and wait for me a number of times while I snapped flower photos (and catch my breath, too - it's been a while since I've been hiking, because of all the problems with my feet this last year). I hope you enjoy them! As always, click on the photo for a slightly larger view (although perhaps I reduced some of them too much, so the misty & dewy effect is not visible):
5 comments:
Oooh, the pics are lovely! You captured the mist & wild flowers so beautifully. Pick me up next time you go, please? :-)
It looks like it was "like being in a dream". Count me in, I wanna go.
Wow, what a gorgeous area in which you live (pout pout). I miss the mountains from where my niece lives in CO! Michigan is flat.
What a wonderful place to hike! It looks very dramatic and steep, and what a wealth of plantlife!
Thank you for your kind comments on my blog.
Thank you all for your encouraging words. I hope you will all have a chance to visit the Pacific Northwest area, and enjoy the coastal mountains. In Vancouver (BC) we're pretty spoiled that way - from our house we have a great view of the mountains to the north, and in the winter, can see the lights of 3 downhill ski areas. Many people also have a great view of Mt Baker to the southeast.
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