downunder 08 - tasmanian wildflowers

Although it rained a lot there were plenty of summer wildflowers blooming. Here's a slidshow of some of the wildflowers we encountered from the spectacular red waratah to pink mountain berry and Australia's national flower the fluffy, pale yellow wattle.

wildflowers - brighton lakes hike

This is definitely the time of year for wildflowers in the mountains. I was overwhelmed by the number and variety of flowers we came across on this hike. By chance we met a lady who is a member of the Wasatch Mountain Club and she taught me the names of some of the flowers - aster, columbine, indian paintbrush, cinqfoil, bluebell, primrose, buttercup... I'm going to have to get a book on mountain wildflowers so I can identify them all!

wildflowers - american fork canyon

I've now figured out how to add a slideshow to my blog. This will allow me to put up extra pictures without taking up too much space. The slideshow below is of some of the wildflowers (and a butterfly) we saw on the trail on our hike to Scout Falls in American Fork Canyon.