RHH's photos with the keyword: padden ridge

Another photo of the Western Trillium, Trillium ovatum, taken on Padden Ridge in Lake Padden Park.

Taken along one of the trails at along Padden Ridge in Lake Padden Park. The trees are mostly Western Red Cedar with an understory of Sea Grape, Huckleberry, Elderberry, Vine Maple, Sword Fern and other plants.

The Western Trillium is common but always a welcome sign of spring. This example was photographed in Lake Padden Park near Bellingham, Washington, while on a spring hike there with my wife and youngest son.

Padden Ridge lies between Padden Lake and Interstate 5 to the south of Bellingham, Washington. I hiked there the end of May looking for native orchids, but as always tried to capture something of the "feel" of the area as well. This was one of the better photos taken in a wilder area of the ridge, a popular place for walkers, runners and hikers. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2013/05/lake-padden-and-padden-ridge.html