And so do flower bulbs
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Tag: Spring
Grand Canyon Part 3: Plateau Point
It’s day two of my backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon. I’ve set up camp at Havasupai Garden, and the rain, hail, and wind that drove me into my tent for an early afternoon nap has passed overhead. I’m heading out for a hike along the Tonto Platform to overlook the inner canyon from Plateau Point, 1.5 miles from the campground.
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Grand Canyon Part 2: Up is Harder
Picking up my backpacking trip to the Grand Canyon: I hiked down the South Kaibab trail in one day and camped by the river at Bright Angel Campground. Now I have to hike back up the 4340 feet and 9.5 miles to the rim on Bright Angel trail.
Continue Reading →2022: a year in pictures
It’s been a year since I posted anything, but that doesn’t mean I’ve been sitting still!
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The flowers that bloom in the Spring (Tra La)
When I was a child, my mother taught me the names of the native plants and wildflowers growing in the neighborhood, and to this day my distinction between flowers and weeds is, at best, imprecise. I like knowing the names of the things growing around me, and greeting them by name and season. The blooming plumes of aster are for me a more poignant harbinger of Fall than the first red leaves of the maple.
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