Natural History Wanderings

From Wildflowers at Hungry Valley a wildflower bloom update:

The Hungry Valley Guided Wildflower tours of 2012 have ended for this year. Self-guided tours will still yield displays of Poppies out along Stipa, Powerline and Badger, and along the first mile of Gold Hill Road from the North Entrance. Scarlet Bugler is blooming in profusion near Smith Forks Campground and Yucca can be seen blooming throughout the park.

A few late season Mariposas are blooming along Stipa, but it is like treasure hunting — they are small, few and far between.