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Mount Rainier: Spray Park, Tolmie Peak hikes

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Below are photo favorites of Spray Park, Knapsack Pass, and Tolmie Peak hikes, from Mowich Lake trailhead in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Spray Park is one of the best hikes in Washington in mid July for enjoying fields of blooming avalanche lily flowers (Erythronium). Watch for lenticular (lens-shaped) cloud caps standing in atmospheric waves over Mount Rainier.

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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows.
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  • A white Avalanche Lily (Erythronium) grows next to a yellow Glacier Lily on Tolmie Peak, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • In memorium: lupin and aster flowers bloom prolifically in Spray Park in mid August 2020, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. With Carol at this location, I spread my brother Dave's ashes then recorded the image. While bicycling, he lost his life to a negligent motorist on May 8.
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  • Caution: the unmaintained and unmarked Knapsack Pass trail exposes experienced hikers to slippery scree and steep snow (possibly icy), best hiked in late summer using a good GPS device, map, and trekking poles. Mount Rainier rises to 14,411 feet elevation, seen here from the headwaters of Cataract Creek in Mist Park, along the Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop trail, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Ascend steep switchbacks up Knapsack Pass, a notch in Mother Mountain at the headwaters of Mist Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Mount Rainier rises to 14,411 feet elevation. Caution: the unmaintained and unmarked Knapsack Pass trail exposes experienced hikers to slippery scree and steep snow (possibly icy), best hiked in late summer using a good GPS device, map, and trekking poles.
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  • In mid August, a late-season avalanche lily (Erythronium montanum in the Liliaceae family) blooms white with yellow center in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • A creek splashes beside the trail to Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Spray Park in mid August, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Hiking the Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop, shown here at the headwaters of Cataract Creek in Mist Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Mount Rainier rises to 14,411 feet elevation.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • A pond reflects the volcanic cone of Mount Rainier on the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • A Dodecatheon pulchellum flower (or pretty shooting star) blooms in Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. It is a perennial herb with single, leafless flower stems, growing from very short erect root stocks with no bulblets.
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  • Anemone occidentalis (Western pasqueflower), Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Western pasqueflower is an herbaceous plant species in the genus Anemone (or Pulsatilla) and family Ranunculaceae. Also called Pasque Flower, it is native to far western North America including British Columbia to California and Montana, growing in moist meadows and gravelly soils on slopes.
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  • Lupine flowers in Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae).
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  • Hike to a view of Eunice Lake and Mount Rainier (14,411 feet) on the Tolmie Peak (5939 feet) trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows.
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  • In mid August, a late-season avalanche lily (Erythronium montanum in the Liliaceae family) blooms white, pink and purple in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows.
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  • Hike to a view of Eunice Lake and Mount Rainier (14,411 feet) on the Tolmie Peak (5939 feet) trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • A frog in Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Erythronium montanum, Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. The White Avalanche Lily is native to the alpine and subalpine Cascade and Olympic Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia in North America.
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  • Fog and evergreen trees in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • Hike to a view of Eunice Lake and Mount Rainier (14,411 feet) on the Tolmie Peak (5939 feet) trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows.
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  • A pink paintbrush flower (Castilleja genus) blooms in mid August, in Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • white Avalanche Lilies (Erythronium) on Tolmie Peak, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows. This image combines 2 overlapping photos into a composite having greater depth of focus.
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  • Lenticular (wave) cloud. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • Shooting Star flower in Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Dodecatheon is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the Primrose family, Primulaceae. The species have basal clumps of leaves and nodding flowers that are produced at the top of tall stems that rise from where the leaves join the crown. The genus is largely confined to North America and part of northeastern Siberia. Other common names are American Cowslip, Mosquito Bills, Mad Violets and Sailor-caps. A few species are grown in gardens for their showy and unique flower display. The stamens are thrust out with the sepals bent back. The flowers are pollinated by bees, which grab hold of the petals, buzz their wings, and vibrate pollen off the anthers (buzz pollination).
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • The White Avalanche Lily is a member of the lily family native to coastal British Columbia and the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest of North America. Its flower blooms as snow melts in late spring, in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows, often in extensive patches. In the central Cascades, it often grows mixed with Clintonia uniflora and Trillium ovatum at the lower elevations of its range, and with Anemone occidentalis at higher elevations. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows.
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  • Lupine flowers in Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae).
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  • Carol and Tom Dempsey hike to a view of Eunice Lake and Mount Rainier (14,411 feet) on the Tolmie Peak (5939 feet) trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • Closeup of avalanche lilies (Erythronium) in Spray Park, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, USA..Published in the Made in Washington Stores Catalog, Spring/Summer 2007.
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  • Erythronium montanum, Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. The White Avalanche Lily is native to the alpine and subalpine Cascade and Olympic Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia in North America.
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  • Pink flowers bloom on the rim of Mist Park, along the Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Caution: the unmaintained and unmarked Knapsack Pass trail exposes experienced hikers to slippery scree and steep snow (possibly icy), best hiked in late summer using a good GPS device, map, and trekking poles.
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  • Lupin flowers bloom at the headwaters of Cataract Creek in Mist Park, along the Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Caution: the unmaintained and unmarked Knapsack Pass trail exposes experienced hikers to slippery scree and steep snow (possibly icy), best hiked in late summer using a good GPS device, map, and trekking poles.
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  • This panorama shows the headwaters of Cataract Creek in Mist Park, along the Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop Trail, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. In mid August, mosquitoes and blue lupin flowers predominated, plus paintbrush and a few late-blooming avalanche lilies. Caution: the unmaintained and unmarked Knapsack Pass "social trail" exposes experienced hikers to slippery scree and steep snow (possibly icy), best hiked in late summer using a good GPS device, map, and trekking poles. 4 images were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Mount Rainier rises to 14,411 feet elevation, as seen from the headwaters of Cataract Creek in Mist Park, along the Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop trail, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Caution: the unmaintained and unmarked Knapsack Pass trail exposes experienced hikers to slippery scree and steep snow (possibly icy), best hiked in late summer using a good GPS device, map, and trekking poles.
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  • Mowich Lake seen from Knapsack Pass trail, which is a steep "social trail" in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Caution: the unmaintained and unmarked Knapsack Pass trail exposes experienced hikers to slippery scree and steep snow (possibly icy), best hiked in late summer using a good GPS device, map, and trekking poles. The Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop is very rewarding but only recommended for experienced, well-equipped hikers.
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  • Lewis' monkeyflower (Erythranthe lewisii) blooms pink along a stream on the Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Caution: the unmaintained and unmarked Knapsack Pass trail exposes experienced hikers to slippery scree and steep snow (possibly icy), best hiked in late summer using a good GPS device, map, and trekking poles. Erythranthe lewisii was formerly known as Mimulus lewisii before DNA evidence reclassified it in 2012. It is named in honor of explorer Meriwether Lewis.
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  • Mowich Lake seen from Knapsack Pass trail, which is a steep "social trail" in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Caution: the unmaintained and unmarked Knapsack Pass trail exposes experienced hikers to slippery scree and steep snow (possibly icy), best hiked in late summer using a good GPS device, map, and trekking poles. The Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop is very rewarding but only recommended for experienced, well-equipped hikers.
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  • Mount Rainier rises to 14,411 feet elevation. Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Spray Park in mid August, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. This photo was stitched from 2 overlapping images.
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  • In mid August, a late-season avalanche lily (Erythronium montanum in the Liliaceae family) blooms white with yellow center in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax; in the corn lily family, Melanthiaceae) flower in Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows. This image combines 2 overlapping photos into a composite having greater depth of focus.
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