Marble Mountains (Pt. 4)

...Continued from Pt. 3 ... 

Cresting Burn Mountain

As we approached the top of what I have been calling "Burn Mountain", the trail wrapped around the back West-facing side where a fire had apparently killed all the trees, creating a very exposed and rocky slope.  Many wildflowers were flourishing here, perhaps due to all the sunlight they were receiving, in conjunction with a good wet Spring this year.

Tree skeletons abound

Tree spirit

Common Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum)

Unknown species of Penstemon (Penstemon sp.)

Hairy Yellow Paintbrush (Castilleja pilosa)
Another hemi-parasitic species of Indian Paintbrush, in the Broomrape family, Orobanchaceae.

Tolmiei's Pussy Ears (Calochortus tolmiei)
This one was tiny, maybe the size of a dime.  I easily could have missed it, but my eyes were on high alert, fortunately!

A species of Willowherb (Epilobium)... I'm not sure if it is Siskiyou Fireweed (Epilobium siskiyouense) or Rockfringe Willowherb (Epilobium obcordatum):

The more common Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) which has a wide distribution and grows at a large range of altitudes.
A member of the same family, Onagraceae, as the previous species.

Stonecrop (Sedum sp.) succulent was prevalent all along our hike, anywhere sunny and rocky.  I am not sure on the species though:

Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata)
a member of the Phlox family Polemoniaceae

Some sort of Apiaceae species overlooking a distant peak

Moon Rocks

Trekking through the towering skeletons...

More Sulfur Buckwheat on the peak

Buckwheat & White Yarrow.  Mt. Shasta on the horizon.

Destination reached!

Group shot overlooking Cliff Lake where our camp is.
Mt. Shasta on the horizon again.

It was a great day full of lots of interesting plants and stunning views!