RHH's photos with the keyword: siskyous

While hunting for Orchids and Cobra Lilies along the Illinois River in Oregon we found these rare Mariposa Lilies, Howell's Mariposa.

This is the west fork of the Illinois River in Oregon an area where we hunted for Orchids and Cobra Lilies.

A field or bog of Cobra Lilies along the Illinois River in Oregon.

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.

The Siskyou Mountains in southwestern Oregon and northwestern California are a sub-range of the Klamath Mountains. The underlying rock contains serpentine, a rock full of heavy metals and the area supports a unique flora. We spent most of day driving the forest service roads in this area looking for orchids and Cobra Lilies.