Seeking that perfect meadow
- BrianF
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Re: Seeking that perfect meadow
Here is one from this last weekend at Upper Golden Trout lake of Mt. Humphreys. I am not anywhere near the photographer that you guys are but Maverick could do this justice.
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i would offer this one...
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How about Horse Mdw up in the Cherry Creek drainage?
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lost coyote- Is that meadow in or around Ionain Basin? That place looks like a fly fishermens Heaven! PM if you wish not to disclose on the open forum? - Thanks!
gary c- Gorgeous meadow! Where, might I inquire is Lyell Fork? PM if you'd like - Thanks!
gary c- Gorgeous meadow! Where, might I inquire is Lyell Fork? PM if you'd like - Thanks!
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Evan, that picture was taken from the trail between Tuolumne Meadows and Donohue Pass.evan wrote: gary c- Gorgeous meadow! Where, might I inquire is Lyell Fork? PM if you'd like - Thanks!
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ya,evan wrote:lost coyote- Is that meadow in or around Ionain Basin? That place looks like a fly fishermens Heaven! PM if you wish not to disclose on the open forum? - Thanks!
see my tehipite/ionian trip report.
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These are the best photos, as a collection, I've seen yet. Its amazing, ya'll, how you've captured these color and spirit of these numerous mdws.
Blue camas in any of these mdws:
I'd like to know, if anyone can tell me, how many of these mdws have blue camas (Camassia quamash ssp. quamash) growing in them? I've been tracking this species down in the Sierra for years. Hope Valley has one of the best populations, but they are found at numerous sites on the west side, generally in the High Sierra. They grow to about 10,000'.
Blue camas in any of these mdws:
I'd like to know, if anyone can tell me, how many of these mdws have blue camas (Camassia quamash ssp. quamash) growing in them? I've been tracking this species down in the Sierra for years. Hope Valley has one of the best populations, but they are found at numerous sites on the west side, generally in the High Sierra. They grow to about 10,000'.
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Another one that is in the running, although the wide spot in Rock Creek is better classified as a pond:
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It seems to me that the water table elevation is very important for a beautiful mdw. And its very important for fish and plant habitat. The various colors of a mdw, at any time of the year, but especially in the Fall, are controlled by the plant diversity, and the diverse expressions of the plant's senescense as the growing season draws to a close.
Thats why the mdws of the High Sierra within the Parks are so beautiful - they've been protected and left to Nature's management for so long. They are diverse and individually unique.
Thats why the mdws of the High Sierra within the Parks are so beautiful - they've been protected and left to Nature's management for so long. They are diverse and individually unique.
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I would be remiss to fail to mention the Lyell Fork of the Merced River meadow as seen from Ansel Adams camp.
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