Serpentine Outcrop

In southwestern Oregon and northwestern California lie the Siskyou Mountains, a sub-range of the Klamath Mountains whose underlying rock is largely serpentine, a green and black rock full of heavy metals. In these serpentine areas a unique flora can be found including several orchids and the carnivorous plant known as a Cobra Lily. While still in California we explored some of these areas in the Siskyous and I took this photo of an outcrop along a forest service road.