Crane Mountain

Wildflower hiking season has officially started for Anna and Lynn, flower-nerds extraordinaire! On Saturday, April 27th we went hunting for early blooms on Crane Mountain outside of Bigfork. (right after we hit the quilt store...)  We weren't disappointed!  

Glacier Lilies

Notice the frozen tips on the petals of this early bloomer;
some of them had pink stamens, white ones, and even a really dark red color.

Bluebells

Spring Beauty

Spring Beauty coming up through moss.

Yellowbells of course!

Back to the Glacier Lilies; they had just started opening and were in different stages of flower-frustration!  :-)

Maybe this one just didn't want to get out of bed!

I think we'll try to keep a list of what we see on each hike, until the list gets too long!  This early in the season, the foliage and buds "count" almost as much as the blossoms!  These flowers were in bloom:
Glacier Lily, Shooting Star (1), Yellowbell, Bluebell, Biscuitroot, Spring Beauty, and Buttercups.  Foliage included:  Lupine, Larkspur, Balsamroot, Honeysuckle, Meadowrue, Nodding Onion, Strawberry, Alumroot, and Kinnikinnick.

Introduction

I'll be sharing about my hiking adventures with my flower-nerd friend, Lynn.  We'll hike most Saturdays until I am finished with school, and then as frequently as we can through the summer months, snow permitting!  Lynn and I have been hiking together for about five years, sharing our enjoyment of wildflower identification, photography, and creating fabric art--quilts and cross-stitch mainly.  Maybe I can get Lynn to set up her own blog and you can see what gorgeous things she creates as well.