Tag: Spring

Wildflowers at Mount Pisgah Arboretum

Posted on April 7, 2017April 17, 2024 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_2053" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Pink Fawn Lily (Erythronium revolutum)[/caption] Spring has definitely (and finally!) arrived in western Oregon, with wildflowers and gardens bursting into bloom. Mount Pisgah Arboretum and surrounding Howard Buford Recreation Area is an excellent place to see...Read More

Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Report

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1419" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Lupine and balsamroot, Columbia Hills State Park, with the Columbia River and Mount Hood in the distance.[/caption] Want to photograph wildflowers at their peak in the Columbia River Gorge? Now’s the time. I’ve been wandering the...Read More

Wildflowers blooming at Mount Pisgah

Posted on March 14, 2014November 12, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1385" align="aligncenter" width="675"] Trillium (aka Wakerobin) blooming at Mount Pisgah Arboretum.[/caption] With just a few days of warmth and sunshine following weeks of cold and rain, the wildflowers have started blooming at Mount Pisgah Arboretum here in Oregon's southern...Read More

Tulip Time in the Pacific Northwest

Posted on April 7, 2013April 7, 2013 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1118" align="aligncenter" width="650"] A rainbow of tulip blossoms[/caption] After months of gray skies and dreary weather, the sight of daffodils and tulips popping up in gardens, fields and farms is a delight here in the Pacific Northwest. The colorful...Read More

Rhody season

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_365" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Rhododendron blossom, Cascade Mountains, Oregon"][/caption] It's rhododendron season in the Pacific Northwest. Depending on location and elevation, these beautiful evergreen shrubs bloom from April through June in the western regions of northern California, Oregon, Washington and...Read More

Mount Adams and Bird Creek Meadows

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_225" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Mount Adams and wildflower meadow."][/caption] I'm back up in Washington state this week, photographing the summer wildflower bloom in subalpine meadows. First destination was Bird Creek Meadows on the southeast slope of Mount Adams. With all...Read More

Faded Glory

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_189" align="aligncenter" width="399" caption="A fading arrowleaf balsamroot flower"][/caption] Like many nature photographers, I've been chasing wildflowers this Spring. Many miles on the truck and quite a few on foot looking for splashes and carpets of color in meadows and...Read More

Skagit Valley tulip fields

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_176" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Roozengaarde tulip field, Skagit Valley, Washington"][/caption] For the next several days I'll be traveling around Washington state, aiming to capture some of the spring flower bloom. This morning I visited the Roozengaarde fields, part of Washington...Read More