June update - Assorted

After all that snow and rain in May, June pretty much provided the best conditions one can ask for in terms of doing fieldwork - sunny, dry, and warm.  I did fieldwork almost every single day in June, except for last Sunday and a couple of rainy days, which explains the lack of posts until now.  Now that many of my plants are done flowering and starting to set seeds, I can slow down for a tiny bit.  I have divided my all of my photos from June into six different topics.  This one is just an assortment of different photos.

Full moon on June 2nd.

Gothic Road


East River


Milky Way

First successful attempt at star-trail photography - 1 hour exposure pointing the camera at the north.

Kebler Pass

Ruby Peak

Roscoe wandering through Veratrum plants.

Roscoe being a happy and free dog.

Last Sunday (June 28), I hiked to Copper Lake for the first time ever.


Sign starting from Judd Falls.

Nice hike through meadows and forests.


View of mountains along the way.  Larger image here.


Finally arriving at Copper Lake.  Larger image here.

View of the lake from a ridge.  Larger image here.


Another different view.  Larger image here.


Copper Lake is where Copper Creek (the one that runs to Gothic and into the East River) starts from.

Flowing southward.