Thursday, September 22, 2011

A gooseberry slope north of Donner Lake in the Sierra Nevada

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Their name gives a hint: Sierra gooseberries grow at places in the Sierra Nevada, California [1]. The steep slopes and lush creeks north of...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Anderson's thistle along Donner Lake Rim Trail

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Anderson's thistle ( Cirsium andersonii ), also named rose thistle , is a flowering plant in the sunflower family (Asteraceae), nati...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Crimson columbines at streambanks northwest of Donner Lake

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  Crimson columbine plants are native to Northwest America from Southern Alaska south to Baja California, and east to Montana, Wyoming and...
Monday, September 19, 2011

Summit Lake near Donner Pass in the Sierra Nevada

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Summit Lake is surrounded by forest and some big boulders. The Donner Lake Rim Trail (DLRT) passes by along its south side. The lake is acc...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Hiking and biking on Donner Lake Rim Trail (DLRT)

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Donner Lake Rim Trail ( DLRT ) is currently surrounding about half of Donner Lake, located west of Truckee in California. The part north of...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

On the Emigrant Trail: the Donner Party Memorial at Donner Memorial State Park

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The Donner Party was a group of emigrants from Springfield, Illinois—or immigrants to California, from a West Coast viewpoint—who was he...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Lobb's buckwheat on the Sierra Nevada Crest south of Roller Pass

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Lobb's buckwheat ( Eriogonum lobbii ), also named granite buckwheat , grows on rocky slopes and outcrops of the northern Sierra Nevada...