Lilium columbianum, Columbia Lily (Tiger Lily)


Last summer in the Molalla River Valley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_columbianum

 

This bridge is a single lane suspension bridge built in 1912 and refurbished in 1986. Relatively famous around here civil engineering, archetectual and survey students make "pilgrimages" every year.

 

heh, rotorhead, indeed I am =)

was working on my instrument cert when my instructor snapped those shots on his cellphone. I spent most of that flight under the hood, =(

but ofcourse did get to enjoy the view somewhat ..just dont tell my CFI I was cheating.

 

Today, the bees like the Rose of Sharon tree, get pollen covered and spend the next few minutes cleaning themselves enough to fly (and see) again.

 

Flying into Butte, Montana aboard a CRJ200:

 

How do they expect anybody to be able to read "Slow Trucks" in such a small font?

 

Yeah... and how do you pronounce TUOLUMNE anyway? 2-O-LUMIN-E? just askin'...

 

 

 

Glacier National Park:

 

What a great picture. that is definitely one place that I really want to go.

 

My Son!

 

Awesome! You're a good Dad to have raised such a fine man.

 

Me sitting in front of the largest living thing in the world. The General Sherman Tree.

 

Just one more, Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.

 

He has the job of a fine man, but why is he posing for a picture in front of a burning building?!?

 

You should've seen it before he got there.

 

...not gay at all...

 

Too-ollo-me .. Basically like that. Well, thats how everyone I know pronoucnes it. We used to go camp up there a lot when I was a kid. If the bears don't get your food up there, the yellow jackets will!! I hate yellow jackets with a passion !!

 

I bet, I was just kidding. I have some buddies that are firemen and they always seem to be posing for pictures more than they are actually fighting fires...

-Hayes