Ted's Hiking World Feather Falls
Plumas National Forest

May 10, 2018

What a great day!  Thanks, guys.

Some of my flower shots didn't work out at all, but others have been added to the permanent archive.

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Memorial at the trailhead

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Fernald's Iris *
Silverpuffs

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Indian grinding rocks

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At Frey Creek

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Pacific Stonecrop — check out the succulent leaves

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Red Ribbons are delightful

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Sierra Newt

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Kellogg's Monkeyflower *
Snub Pea

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Drug Snowbell *
Indian Pink

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Heartleaf Milkweed

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Bleeding Heart *
Notch-Petal Monkeyflower

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Tricky trail segment

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Tanoak *
Interesting

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Chaparral Nightshade *
Brewer's Lupine

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Nearing the top

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Middle Fork Feather River, below the falls

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Trailside anomaly

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Feather Falls, 410'

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At the overlook with Dave Willmott and company

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Rainbow near the base

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That's my motto as well

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Meadow Larkspur *
Acute Indian Paintbrush

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Near the brink, Mark photographs the new memorial plaque    ⇔

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Starting back

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Royal Penstemon *
Western Wallflower

The most colorful plant on the trail:

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Harlequin Lupine

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Woolly Sunflower *
Heartleaf Milkweed

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Expressing our appreciation of the trail maintenance workers

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Sierra Aligator Lizard

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Pine Mat

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Easy going

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Back at Frey Creek

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Here's a video clip of the falls.  Click on the little square for full-screen mode:

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