Two more wildflower photos from Brady's Camp, then onward to Grizzly Peak to search for the Devil's Punchbowl. The above pair of Monk's Hood coming off the same stem intrigued me. I couldn't get a good angle for the photo without using my hand. THe flowers were hanging very low in dense grass.
The Checker Mallow was not plentiful, but the ones we saw looked fresh. After about a half hour of walking around and taking pictures, we head several miles westward to the road up toward Grizzly Peak. I hadn't been there since last summer, so some of the intersections were confusing. Some of my favorite landmarks are probably now parts of houses.
Since my last visit, they've closed the road at this point. When I came here in my 2WD van, I went another 500 feet up the grade and got stuck. Maybe a number of people have had the same experience, thus the barrier. Anyway, we parked in the shrubs to the left and began our hike. Tomorrow I'll post wildflower close-ups and scenic vistas including views of the inside of Devil's Punchbowl.
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