Skywatch Friday: Gneiss Creek

When I go hiking in Yellowstone I usually like to be under the cover of trees where it's shady and cool in the midst of summer.  Yesterday, however, I decided to head out to the open meadows to see the many wildflowers that grow in the Yellowstone ecosystem.



I knew a storm was expected later in the afternoon and I thought I had enough time to go a couple miles before the storm rolled in.


The sky was incredibly beautiful and...


I could quickly tell that the storm was rolling in faster than I anticipated.


I kept going though and was delighted with the many species of flowers I encountered.


The trail also meandered through some aspen groves which were equally as beautiful.


I also came upon this craggy old tree.  Makes you wonder what happened...maybe a lightning strike?


I don't know the names of all these flowers.  Every year when I come up here I research what they are all called and then by the next summer I have completely forgotten.


I'm pretty sure these are mountain lupine.  They're my favorite.


There were big bunches of these pink/purple beauties.  


When I started hearing thunder I made a hasty retreat back to my truck.  Hiking in these vast meadows was nice, but I think I'll stick to my forest hikes.  


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Comments

Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Nice hike, I bet it was warm out there in the sun. I had to look up the trail and so it looks like you avoided the mess of the main part of Yellowstone.
July 31, 2020 at 10:39 AM
Klara said…
great landscape. Yellowstone is on my bucket list. if ever :(
August 1, 2020 at 4:51 AM
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