RHH's photos with the keyword: chiwaukum

While hiking at Chiwaukum Creek near Leavenworth, Washington, we found this one plant of the Western Fairy Slipper that was almost white. There is a white variety, but this is not it - just a very light-colored form, but beautiful none the less. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/07/c...

This photo was taken by my wife near the place where we took the pictures of the Mountain Lady's Slipper posted a few days ago. I thought the picture especially artistic and worthy of posting. This is the Western Spotted Coralroot, barely distinguishable from the ordinary variety by the shape of the lip. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/07/c...

These were photographed near Leavenworth, Washington, at Chiwaukum Creek where we did some hiking last month. These were growing everywhere along the creek, often in clumps, and this is just one of the many photographs we took there. This is the Western Fairy Slipper, different in coloration from the Eastern variety. Both varieties grow in our area, but this variety is found only in the Pacific Northwest. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/07/c...

One more picture of the Western Fairy Slipper growing at Chiwaukum Creek near Leavenworth. At this location they were often found growing clumps of three or four plants, a fairly rare site, though in a few places we have seen them covering the ground. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/07/c...

When hiking the Chiwaukum Creek trail in the spring we always keep an eye open for morels, one of the best of the edible fungi. This year we found a number of them which we had for our supper in the evening. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/07/chiwaukum-c...

The first part of the trail along Chiwaukum Creek is an old Forest Service Road that appears to have been part of a park at one time, but is now barricaded to vehicles but still accesible to hikers. It is only when one has gone several miles that there is opportunity to follow an actual trail through the woods and along the creek. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/07/chiwaukum-c...

I have a great deal of difficult figuring out which species the Paintbrushes are and thought this was the Slender Paintbrush, Castilleja miniata. It also was photographed along Chiwaukum Creek earlier this year. This has been identified correctly as Castilleja hispida var. hispida, the Harsh Paintbrush, by Mark Egger. Thanks! ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/07/chiwaukum-c...

In Explore August 1, 2001, #375. We hike the Chiwaukum Creek trail every year for two reasons, to see the Fairy Slippers and to see the Mountain Roses, Lewisia tweedyi, which bloom at about the same time there. These huge, softly colored flowers are one of Washington State's most beautiful treasures. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/07/chiwaukum-c...

I have not been able to identify this with certainty. I believe it is a fungus in the group Sarcosphaera, probably Sarcosphaera coronaria, but am not sure. It was found growing along Chiwaukum Creek near Leavenworth, Washington, but we have seen it many other times when hiking in the Northwest. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/07/chiwaukum-c...