RHH's photos with the keyword: yelm

These pictures are from Saturday's hike (5/2/09) near Yelm, Washington. This is the flower we especially went to see. There were hundreds of them growing above the falls. The morning was quite wet and rainy, but worthwhile. In Explore May 3, 2009, #462.

This Trillium is very rare and found in only a few sites in Washington. These were growing near Yelm, Washington, in one location.

Taken from near the town of Yelm, Washington, after a day in Mount Rainier National Park. We drove out to see the setting sun on Mount Rainier and realized that it was especially from this direction that Mount Rainier's volcanic origins were evident. We had seen evidence of its volcanic activity in the hot springs near Longmire in the National Park earlier in the day. This photo is taken from the west, the photo below from the southeast early in the morning. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/05/mount-raini...

Several weeks ago we were on an excursion with the Washington Native Orchid Society to see the Fairy Slippers and a very rare Trillium, shown in this photo, that grows in only a few locations in our state, as well as other native wildflowers. The spider is Misumena vatia. Because the area, which also includes a rare hanging fen, is very sensitive and protected, we not only had to get permission to visit, but had to sign a promise that we would not disclose any location information, so all I can say is that this was in Thurston County. There are many more photos of the area and its flora and fauna at this link: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/06/thurston-co...