From Jeffrey Shootingstars to Woodynymph and Piper's Bellflowers, hikers will have fun matching their wildflower finds with their names . This compact field guide features 92 flowers commonly seen in the Cascade and Olympic Mountains. Flowers are grouped by color and general location with the Latin and common names given. Information on flowering season, features , habitat, and distribution is given in the distinctive voice of Harvey Manning, author of many of The Mountaineers Books' popular hiking guides. Detailed, enchanting color photographs by Bob and Ira Spring make wildflower identification a breeze. Includes tips for photographing wildflowers.
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I am an artist and this book fit the bill for me as a general reference to mountain flowers in the Cascades and Olympics. I only wish the photos were a little larger.
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Because it pioneers gouged and trampled ground, such as roadsides and trails, the coltsfoot often is ragged and dusty by summer, the more disreputable for the scruffy balls of winged seeds awaiting winds to carry them to new frontiers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
meadow parsley, subalpine elevations, subalpine meadows, golden daisy, alpine ridges, avalanche lily, twisted stalk, glacier lily, middle elevations, subalpine forests Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Because it pioneers gouged and trampled ground, such as roadsides and trails, the coltsfoot often is ragged and dusty by summer, the more disreputable for the scruffy balls of winged seeds awaiting winds to carry them to new frontiers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
meadow parsley, subalpine elevations, subalpine meadows, golden daisy, alpine ridges, avalanche lily, twisted stalk, glacier lily, middle elevations, subalpine forests Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sunflower Family, Western Washington, North Cascades, Orchid Family New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Mountain Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest by Ronald J. Taylor in Front Matter
- Trees And Shrubs by Rh Value Publishing in Front Matter
- The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Oxford Pocket Classics) by Daniel Defoe in Front Matter
- Robinson Crusoe (Young Reading, 2) by Gill Harvey in Front Matter
- Natural Vegetation of Oregon and Washington by Jerry F. Franklin in Front Matter
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- 100 Hikes in Washington's Glacier Peak Region: The North Cascades by Harvey Manning in Back Matter
- Nature in the City Seattle by Kathryn True in Back Matter
- Best Hikes With Kids: Western Washington & the Cascades by Joan Burton in Back Matter
- Best Rain Shadow Hikes: Western Washington (Best Hikes) by Michael Fagin in Back Matter
- Best Loop Hikes: Washington (Best Hikes) by Dan Nelson in Back Matter
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