Amerorchis rotundifolia (small round-leaf orchid) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Amerorchis rotundifolia (small round-leaf orchid) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Amerorchis rotundifolia with Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Amerorchis rotundifolia (small round-leaf orchid) w. Pinguicula vulgaris (common butterwort) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium passerinum (sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium passerinum (sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium passerinum (sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium passerinum (sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium passerinum (sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper) with yellow lady's-slipper near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Lilium philadelphicum (wood lily) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Castilleja miniata (giant red paintbrush) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) w. deeply marked lip near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) habitat, near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Platanthera obtusata (blunt-leaved rein orchid) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Platanthera obtusata (blunt-leaved rein orchid) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Platanthera obtusata (blunt-leaved rein orchid) near Canmore, Alberta 7/9/11 |
Scenic view from Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) w. Coeloglossum viride. Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Corallorhiza striata (striped coralroot) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium passerinum (sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium passerinum (sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper) close-up of same plant. (Jackie Nelson) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper w. yellow lady's-slipper. Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Sparrow's-egg lady's-slipper w. yellow lady's-slipper. Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Yellow lady's-slipper, Amerorchis & paintbrush. Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) hiding in the fen...Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (yellow lady's-slipper) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (long bracted green orchid) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (long bracted green orchid) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (long bracted green orchid) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (long bracted green orchid) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (long bracted green orchid) Bow Valley Provincial Park 7/9/11 |
It was hotter on the Radium Hot Springs side, but one clump of C. montanum was prime. 7/10/11 |
It was hotter on the Radium Hot Springs side, but one clump of C. montanum was prime. 7/10/11 |
It was hotter on the Radium Hot Springs side, but one clump of C. montanum was prime. 7/10/11 |
It was hotter on the Radium Hot Springs side, but one clump of C. montanum was prime. 7/10/11 |
Kootenay Nat'l Park, Radium entrance. The C. montanum site is on the lower right. 7/10/11 |
The Amerorchis & C. passerinum were all past, but we found prime Platanthera aquilonis 7/10/11 |
Platanthera aquilonis (northern green bog orchid) Kootenay Nat'l Park 7/10/11 |
Platanthera aquilonis (northern green bog orchid) Kootenay Nat'l Park 7/10/11 |
Platanthera aquilonis (northern green bog orchid) Kootenay Nat'l Park 7/10/11 |
Platanthera aquilonis (northern green bog orchid) Kootenay Nat'l Park 7/10/11 |
The Canadian Rockies seem to go on forever. Jackie at Kootenay Nat'l Park 7/10/11 |
Calypso bulbosa var. americana (eastern fairy-slipper) Banff Nat'l Park 7/11/11 |
Calypso bulbosa var. americana (eastern fairy-slipper) Banff Nat'l Park 7/11/11 |
Calypso bulbosa var. americana (eastern fairy-slipper) Banff Nat'l Park 7/11/11 |
Calypso bulbosa var. americana (eastern fairy-slipper) Banff Nat'l Park 7/11/11 |
Calypso bulbosa var. americana (eastern fairy-slipper) Banff Nat'l Park 7/11/11 |
Listera borealis (northern twayblade) within 5 ft. of the calypso! Banff Nat'l Park 7/11/11 |
Listera borealis (northern twayblade) Banff Nat'l Park 7/11/11 |
Listera borealis (northern twayblade) Banff Nat'l Park 7/11/11 |
Listera borealis (northern twayblade) Banff Nat'l Park 7/11/11 |
Massive patch of Amerorchis rotundifolia at the same site. Banff Nat'l Park 7/11/11 |
Massive patch of Amerorchis rotundifolia at the same site. Banff Nat'l Park 7/11/11 |
It is almost 200 miles from Banff to the town of Jasper and the scenery is breathtaking! 7/11/11 |
It is almost 200 miles from Banff to the town of Jasper and the scenery is breathtaking! 7/11/11 |
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (long bracted green orchid) Maligne Lake Rd. Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (long bracted green orchid) Maligne Lake Rd. Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (long bracted green orchid) Maligne Lake Rd. Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (long bracted green orchid) Maligne Lake Rd. Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
Coeloglossum viride var. virescens (long bracted green orchid) Maligne Lake Rd. Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
The wildlife was plentiful in the Jasper area. Two bull elk (Johanna Nelson) |
The wildlife was plentiful in the Jasper area. Timber wolf (Johanna Nelson) |
The wildlife was plentiful in the Jasper area. Red fox (Johanna Nelson) |
The wildlife was plentiful in the Jasper area. Bighorn sheep. (Jackie Nelson) |
The wildlife was plentiful in the Jasper area. Black bear. (Jackie Nelson) |
A meadow filled with Lilium philadelphicum & Platanthera aquilonis Maligne Lake Rd. Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
A meadow filled with Lilium philadelphicum & Platanthera aquilonis Maligne Lake Rd. Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
A meadow filled with Lilium philadelphicum & Platanthera aquilonis Maligne Lake Rd. Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
A meadow filled with Lilium philadelphicum & Platanthera aquilonis Maligne Lake Rd. Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
Aquilegia flavescens (yellow columbine) w. Castilleja miniata (giant red paintbrush) Maligne Lake Rd. 7/12/11 |
Aquilegia flavescens (yellow columbine) w. Castilleja miniata (giant red paintbrush) Maligne Lake Rd. 7/12/11 |
Aquilegia flavescens (yellow columbine) Maligne Lake Rd. Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
There was one clump of past-prime yellow lady's-slippers along the road. Maligne Lake Rd. Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
Evening reflection. Maligne Lake, Jasper Nat'l Park 7/12/11 |
This doesn't look like New York! Our cabin near Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
The view of Mt. Robson from our cabin near Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Berg Lake trail with Mt. Robson in the background. 7/13/11 |
The trail winds through a beautiful western red cedar forest. 7/13/11 |
Tom utilizing a black velvet background to capture Listera cordata. (Johanna Nelson) Berg Lake Trail,7/13/11 |
Focusing is so much work! Photographing Listera cordata. (Johanna Nelson) Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Listera cordata var. nephrophylla (western heart-leaved twayblade) Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Listera cordata var. nephrophylla (western heart-leaved twayblade) Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Listera cordata var. nephrophylla (western heart-leaved twayblade) Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Listera cordata var. nephrophylla (western heart-leaved twayblade) Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Clintonia uniflora (bluebead lily) w. bunchberry & oak fern. Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Clintonia uniflora (bluebead lily) Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Botrychium virginianum (rattlesnake fern) (Johanna Nelson) Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
The river's water is an icy blue color from the glacial snow melt. Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Cornus canadensis (bunchberry) along the river. Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Jackie intently photographing Amerorchis rotundifolia (Johanna Nelson) Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Amerorchis rotundifolia (Jackie Nelson) Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Listera borealis (Jackie Nelson) Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum (green spleenwort) Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
The lofty ramparts of Mt. Robson grace the shores of Kinney Lake. Berg Lake Trail, Mt. Robson Provincial Park 7/13/11 |
Headed to Vancouver: Platanthera stricta (slender bog orchid) & Platanthera dilatata near Blue River, BC 7/14/11 |
Platanthera dilatata near Blue River, BC 7/14/11 |
Lilium columbianum (columbia lily) near Blue River, BC 7/13/11 |
Lilium columbianum (columbia lily) near Blue River, BC 7/13/11 |
Lilium columbianum (columbia lily) near Blue River, BC 7/13/11 |
Idyllic landscape near Blue River, BC 7/13/11 |
Idyllic landscape near Blue River, BC 7/13/11 |