Cascade Pass part 6. Photo 1: We're above the clouds now. Photo 2: panorama of the top with glacier. Photo 3: an unexpected visit from a Search and Rescue helicopter alighting on Sahale Arm as I was descending. Fortunately no one was hurt; it was a practice maneuver.
This is one of the prettiest places in the Cascades; visit if you can (mid July-early October). But go on a weekday as it's very crowded especially in high season (August).
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Cascade Pass part 6. Photo 1: We're above the clouds now. Photo 2: panorama of the top with glacier. Photo 3: an unexpected visit from a Search and Rescue helicopter alighting on Sahale Arm as I was descending. Fortunately no one was hurt; it was a practice maneuver.
This is one of the prettiest places in the Cascades; visit if you can (mid July-early October). But go on a weekday as it's very crowded especially in high season (August).
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Cascade Pass part 5. It's autumn now and up in the meadows the blueberry foliage is turning red (photo 1). Photo 2: A lone scarlet paintbrush flower (Castilleja coccinea) is still holding out against the fall, surrounded by Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacia). Corn lilies are fading fast (the big leafed plant, Veratrum viride). Photo 3: there's a grouse in this photo, believe it or not. Sooty grouse? Ruffed grouse? I'm not sure.
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Cascade Pass part 4: At the top of the pass you can look East and see the Stehekin River which flows into the Columbia, while the water behind you flows West into Puget Sound. The clouds will burn off around midday and let you see the mountains. But the real fun comes when you ascend the Sahale Arm, leading up to Sahale Glacier and Peak. It's only two more miles (3.2km), but an additional 2200 (670m) feet elevation gain. Let's go. 4/7
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Cascade Pass part 3. Cascade Pass is like a vast funnel where moist air from the Pacific gets squeezed and pushed up into this gap between the mountains. It's right in the clouds and most of the year it's socked in like this. It's also quite windy, which you can tell by the way the way the trees lean. photo 2: Cascade mountain ash tree (Sorbus scopulina) in the fog. It's a close relative of the Rowan tree native to Europe and Asia. 3/7 #hiking #PNW #mountain #getoutside #nativeplants
Cascade Pass part 2. Some plant life: photo 1-2: Parnassia fimbriata, new to me. Growing off a mossy rock, it's watered by the constant drip of water off the bluff above it. Sorry I missed the flowering stage. Photo 3: A saxifrage called Leptarrhena pyrolifolia, a favorite that I spot in cool damp rocky places all the time.
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I went down a rabbit hole looking for the Cherokee name for this plant, the Broadleaf Arrowhead or duck potato (seen on my walk yesterday). It’s widespread and was used by many Indigenous peoples. It has an edible tuber.
ᏧᏟᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏍᎩ (tuber)
tsutlinigohisdi asquanigodisgi
I didn’t find a Cherokee name but I did discover there’s an Indigenous Plant Wiki, organized by Indigenous people?! 🤎
https://theindigenousplantwiki.org/index.php/Broadleaf_Arrowhead#NativePlants #nature #plants
I went down a rabbit hole looking for the Cherokee name for this plant, the Broadleaf Arrowhead or duck potato (seen on my walk yesterday). It’s widespread and was used by many Indigenous peoples. It has an edible tuber.
ᏧᏟᏂᎪᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏍᎩ (tuber)
tsutlinigohisdi asquanigodisgi
I didn’t find a Cherokee name but I did discover there’s an Indigenous Plant Wiki, organized by Indigenous people?! 🤎
https://theindigenousplantwiki.org/index.php/Broadleaf_Arrowhead#NativePlants #nature #plants
Hey ya'all!
When I posted my design I asked for people to like the post if they would like a sticker of it! I got almost 30 likes, so I had 50 stickers made.
...no one has gotten even one.
So I still have 50 really pretty stickers, but i'd rather 50 of you have one of these beauties... 3" diameter round, weather resistant (fine for even vehicles, trust me Ive been driving through downpours just fine!). $2 each plus $1 for shipping (US) or $2 shipping (world), since I can fit up to 10 in a regular envelope fine 😊
www.paypal.me/sunguramy or if you don't have paypal we can figure something out I'm sure. If you donated at least $10 to someone's mutual aid, I'll send you one free.
#art#noAI#silentSunday #bloomscrolling #drawing #nature #butterfly #coneflower#nativePlants #garden
Hey ya'all!
When I posted my design I asked for people to like the post if they would like a sticker of it! I got almost 30 likes, so I had 50 stickers made.
...no one has gotten even one.
So I still have 50 really pretty stickers, but i'd rather 50 of you have one of these beauties... 3" diameter round, weather resistant (fine for even vehicles, trust me Ive been driving through downpours just fine!). $2 each plus $1 for shipping (US) or $2 shipping (world), since I can fit up to 10 in a regular envelope fine 😊
www.paypal.me/sunguramy or if you don't have paypal we can figure something out I'm sure. If you donated at least $10 to someone's mutual aid, I'll send you one free.
#art#noAI#silentSunday #bloomscrolling #drawing #nature #butterfly #coneflower#nativePlants #garden
Pawpaw news! Here you see the first harvest of a Pawpaw tree (North America’s largest native fruit) I planted almost a decade ago.
Sitting in the bowl, they were almost overpoweringly aromatic, and the scent was sweet. Processed, they yielded three cups of pulp and a lot of seeds. The pulp went into two loaves of sweetbread.
And that’s it for this year!
Stay tuned for my Ted Talk about why you should grow your own and not forage native plants.
Pawpaw news! Here you see the first harvest of a Pawpaw tree (North America’s largest native fruit) I planted almost a decade ago.
Sitting in the bowl, they were almost overpoweringly aromatic, and the scent was sweet. Processed, they yielded three cups of pulp and a lot of seeds. The pulp went into two loaves of sweetbread.
And that’s it for this year!
Stay tuned for my Ted Talk about why you should grow your own and not forage native plants.
I visited the Botanic Gardens at Chatfield (South of #Denver ) especially for the butterfly house where right now they have 8 or so native species fluttering around for people to see.
Monarchs, Queens, Painted Ladies, Spicebush Swallowtail, Buckeye, some others I can't remember now...
This is your seasonal reminder that all acorns are edible. Many acorns require leaching. For instructions on how to leach acorns and recipe ideas, see the thread below.
#CostOfLiving #inflation #tariffs #politics #uspol #gardening #garten #jardin #foraging #food #cooking #acorns #solarpunk#SolarpunkSunday#NativePlants
So many huckleberries!
I got the plant at a native plant sale 9 years ago. It barely measured 2 in (5 cm). I honestly forgot about it, until years later the Kid read about the existence of huckleberry pie.
While figuring out where to go picking... I recalled I had one plant in the backyard! We got a handful of berries that year. I could not see how to get enough for a pie!
The plant has since then put a couple feet in height... and many many more berries 😊
This is your seasonal reminder that all acorns are edible. Many acorns require leaching. For instructions on how to leach acorns and recipe ideas, see the thread below.
#CostOfLiving #inflation #tariffs #politics #uspol #gardening #garten #jardin #foraging #food #cooking #acorns #solarpunk#SolarpunkSunday#NativePlants
Elusive fruit - Growing native pawpaws
The pawpaw tree produces the largest edible fruit of any tree #native to North America. Learn about growing it in your yard from enthusiastic #Takoma Park residents, in this blog from Friends of Native Trees in Takoma (FONTT). #NativePlants#NorthAmericanPawpaw
https://fontt.org/2025/08/13/bringing-the-pawpaw-challenge-to-takoma-park/
Elusive fruit - Growing native pawpaws
The pawpaw tree produces the largest edible fruit of any tree #native to North America. Learn about growing it in your yard from enthusiastic #Takoma Park residents, in this blog from Friends of Native Trees in Takoma (FONTT). #NativePlants#NorthAmericanPawpaw
https://fontt.org/2025/08/13/bringing-the-pawpaw-challenge-to-takoma-park/