Whitney Gallery 7: Flora and Fauna
Flowers, trees and bold animals along the way
18 Photographs
1
A golden mantle ground squirrel watches for crumbs.
2
A gnarly uprooted tree at Chicken Spring Lake.
3
Even trees can have sensuous curves!
4
A male and female tree pair?
5
A red variety of eriogonum. (Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale, I’ve been told!)
6
More eriogonum...
7
...and still more eriogonum. Gotta love that deep red color!
8
Some red heather going to seed.
9
Golden-aster with some insect visitors on the western side of Mt. Whitney.
10
The sky pilot loves rocky cracks.
11
Sky pilot high on the slopes of Mt. Whitney.
12
A marmot at the trail crest junction waits for a chance to chew on salty pack straps.
13
The fearless marmot is as big as a large cat.
14
The mouse-sized pika enjoys a snack beside the trail.
15
Some rock fringe near Consultation Lake.
16
The Anderson thistle on the eastern slopes of Mt. Whitney.
17
The common monkeyflower just above Whitney Portal.
18
Some giant delphinium on the eastern Whitney slopes.