2012-06 Truckee, California #1

View

View from the top of the hill above the house where I stayed.

Truckee, California, June 19, 2012

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Pussypaws

Calyptridium umbellatum

Truckee, California, June 19, 2012

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Pussypaws

Calyptridium umbellatum

Truckee, California, June 19, 2012

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Coast Range Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis occidentalis

Truckee, California, June 19, 2012

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Dotted Checkerspot

Poladryas minuta

Truckee, California, June 19, 2012

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Lichen

Lichens growing on shed tree bark.

Truckee, California, June 19, 2012

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Sagehen Creek

Near the start of our bicycle trail.

Truckee, California, June 19, 2012

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Tom, Bondo & Bob

Sagehen Trail, Truckee, California, June 19, 2012

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Ehrman Mansion

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 20, 2012

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Donner Lake

Donner Pass, California, June 21, 2012

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Railroad Snow Shed

Donner Pass, California, June 21, 2012

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Bondo, Tom & Bob

Tom & Bob are going Kayaking.  Bondo and I are taking a bicycle ride.

Donner Pass, California, June 21, 2012

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Mountain with Climbers

Quite a few climbers practicing their skills on the mountain, two on top.

Donner Pass, California, June 21, 2012

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Railroad Snow Shed

No longer used by trains.

Donner Pass, California, June 21, 2012

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Mule Ears

Wyethia mollis - abundant blooms this time of year.

Sawtooth Trail, Truckee, California, June 21, 2012

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Sticky Yellow Throats

Phacelia bicolor

Sawtooth Trail, Truckee, California, June 21, 2012

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Pinecones

Sawtooth Trail, Truckee, California, June 21, 2012

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Torrey's Lupine

Lupinus lepidus

Prosser Hill, Truckee, California, June 22, 2012

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Torrey's Lupine

Lupinus lepidus

Prosser Hill, Truckee, California, June 22, 2012

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Mule Ears

Wyethia mollis

Prosser Hill, Truckee, California, June 22, 2012

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Squaw Carpet

Ceanothus prostratus

Prosser Hill, Truckee, California, June 22, 2012

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Wavyleaf Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja applegatei pinetorum

Prosser Hill, Truckee, California, June 22, 2012

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Motorcycle

I would like to know the story behind this.

Prosser Hill, Truckee, California, June 22, 2012

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Steep Trail

This looks like a spot where motorcycles climb the hill.

Prosser Hill, Truckee, California, June 22, 2012

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Torrey's Lupine

Lupinus lepidus

Prosser Hill, Truckee, California, June 22, 2012

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Sedge & Grass Meadow

Prosser Hill, Truckee, California, June 22, 2012

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Sedge

Prosser Hill, Truckee, California, June 22, 2012

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Lodge Pole Pine

Pinus contorta - male pinecones.

Prosser Hill, Truckee, California, June 22, 2012

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Wallflower

Erysimum capitatum

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Wallflower

Erysimum capitatum - showing the entire plant in flower.

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Checkered Skipper

Pyrgus communis

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 20, 2012

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Velvety Stickseed

Hackelia velutina

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Scarlet Gilia

Ipomopsis aggregata

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Yellow Salsify

Tragopogon dubius

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Yellow Salsify

Tragopogon dubius - the entire plant in flower.

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Checkermallow

Sidalcea glaucescens

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Wavyleaf Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja applegatei pinetorum

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Wallflower

Erysimum capitatum

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Snowplant

Sarcodes sanguinea - so named because it is often seen very early in the season.  A parasitic plant.

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Pileated Woodpecker, male

Dryocopus pileatus

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Yellow-pine Chipmunk

Tamias amoenus

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Sugar Pine

Pinus lambertiana

Sugar Pine Point State Park, Lake Tahoe, California, June 23, 2012

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Landscape

Commemorative Emigrant Trail, Truckee, California, June 24, 2012

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Sulfur Flower

Eriogonum umbellatum

Commemorative Emigrant Trail, Truckee, California, June 24, 2012

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Wooly Sunflower

Eriophyllum lanatum

Commemorative Emigrant Trail, Truckee, California, June 24, 2012

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Prosser Reservoir

Commemorative Emigrant Trail, Truckee, California, June 24, 2012

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Cut-leaf Daisy

Erigeron compositus

Commemorative Emigrant Trail, Truckee, California, June 24, 2012

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Wooly Sunflower

Eriophyllum lanatum

Commemorative Emigrant Trail, Truckee, California, June 24, 2012

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Geocaching Bondo & Bob

Bondo & Bob looking for a Geocache.

Commemorative Emigrant Trail, Truckee, California, June 24, 2012

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Single Track

The biking trail.

Commemorative Emigrant Trail, Truckee, California, June 24, 2012

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LJax & Mountain Bike

My fully suspended mountain bike served me well.

Commemorative Emigrant Trail, Truckee, California, June 24, 2012

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Sierra Nevadas

Heading toward LAX to fly home.

Airplane Photo, California, June 25, 2012

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