RHH's photos with the keyword: mineral

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.

Longmire, named after the family that ran a resort and spa there for many years, is on the south side of Mount Rainier National Park. These old mineral baths were part of that resort and are now part of the scenery on the Trail of the Shadows at Longmire. Mount Rainier is an active volcano and the Longmire area is full of hotsprings, mineral springs, and other activity, all the result of the melt water from Rainier seeping through the ground and heat. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/05/mount-raini...