wildflower – Page 2 – Vapor Trail

Posted on April 19, 2008 October 23, 2022

Cactus in Bloom

Lace Hedgehog Cactus — Hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus reichenbachii

Had a good hike today at Government Canyon. I did the perimeter, which is about 11.5 miles. Numerous new wildflowers and I did get a couple of good photos. There were a few blooming cacti, the kind with the incredible magenta bloom. Also I came across a hognose snake, the first I recall ever seeing. This was around the 30 marker of Sendero Balcones.

This beautiful speciman has a lot names. From the PictureThis App—Also known as Lace Cactus, Purple Candle Cactus, Bailey’s Hedgehog Cactus, Fitch’s Hedgehog Cactus, Lace Hedgehog, Purple Candle, Hedgehog Cactus.

Posted on April 5, 2008 October 5, 2022

Rain Lilies

At Government Canyon I was able to capture a couple of photos of Rain Lilies that I really liked. They were in abundance today. Here is my favorite—

Posted on March 9, 2008 October 5, 2022

Texas Mountain Laurel revisited

Today I managed a short hike in Government Canyon, about 6.6 miles (Parking D > Recharge > Far Reaches > Wildcat > and back to Recharge). I am a bit pressed for time because of the upcoming hike with Sophi. We leave for the Grand Canyon this Thursday in the AM. I am using the weekend to gather supplies from my pack inventory list and prepare the GPS systems and camera with the correct time and date so everything will be in synch. I hope Sophi and I have some great photos to share and a few adventures as well. We are both looking forward to it.

Government Canyon had a few more blooms of Mountain Laurel. I captured about 10 photos and this was the best by far.