Max's Travels

[Dexenthes]

Nice pics! I love seeing the habitat of Darlingtonia. It's really cool to see the other bog plants that are growing alongside. Thanks for sharing

 

[bluemax]

Zo_ey and Dexenthes - Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the photos.

 

[bluemax]

Around Stanley Idaho, fall

Near Stanley Lake

The Sawtooth Mountains

The funny pinkish color of the rocks and soil is due to the large amounts of smoke in the air due to all the wildfires burning throughout the west at the time.

 

[adnedarn]

Great photos, I love the one with the wood fence!
the 6th one with orange, yellow and green trees is also very nice.
The last photo's leaf color is so vibrant!

 

[bluemax]

Thanks, Andrew! Aspen trees in autumn are lots of fun to photograph.

 

[Gadz]

Just took a stroll through the whole of the thread. Great shots! Your composition really takes us there with you. After all the things we do to keep plants in our collections alive, it's humbling to know that nature does it better and with much less effort. Thanks for sharing.

 

[bluemax]

Just took a stroll through the whole of the thread. Great shots! Your composition really takes us there with you. After all the things we do to keep plants in our collections alive, it's humbling to know that nature does it better and with much less effort. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks very much - it's kind of you to say. The travel photos are kind of off the subject for the forum but it is nice to have somewhere to post them. I would take them whether anyone else would see them or not.

 

[bluemax]

Glacier National Park/NW Montana in Autumn

Aspens in autumn

Upper St. Mary Lake

Kootenai River near Libby Montana

Chief Mountain

Looking west into Glacier NP from the Blackfoot Reservation

Two Medicines Lake

Singleshot Mtn.

 

[DJ57]

I love the fall colors!

 

[bluemax]

Thanks, Dj!

 

[bluemax]

Part 1.

These are some photos from my annual fall peregrinations, this time into southern Oregon and northern California. If you're here to see pics of carnivorous plants, that is what this forum is all about after all, you might want to skip down to part 2.

Crater Lake National Park, southern Oregon

Mt. Thielsen in the distance.

The Phantom Ship, an island.

The Pinnacles.

Wizard Island.

Mt. Shasta from north of Weed, CA.

Bumpass Hell geothermal area, Lassen Volcanic National Park - N. California

Summit of Mt. Lassen - 3000 ft. above Lake Helen.

Boiling pool of sulfuric acid at the Sulfur Works.

 

[bluemax]

Part 2.
The Siskiyou Mountains.

Site 1 - Darlingtonia californica, the cobra 'lily' or California pitcher plant.

Seedlings were all around this rather sparse site. They seem to be spreading .

Site 2.

 

[DJ57]

Impressive!

 

[Grey Moss]

Stunning, at some point I'll have to make a trip out west to see the darlingtonia

 

[FrankenSnyder]

Great photos. Glad the rare Darlingtonia continues to flourish along accessible hiking trails where we can enjoy seeing them.

 

[bluemax]

Thank you, guys! I am already hungry to go back next year. I totally lucked-out for weather and overall conditions.