A benefit to life in Salt Lake City, Utah is the proximity of the city to the Wasatch Mountains. Recently for a hike in the mountains we drove up Mill Creek Canyon to the Upper Big Water Trailhead, just 9 miles east of the 215 Beltway in the city.
Subalpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa)
Trees in Mill Creek Canyon include Subalpine Fir, Engelmann Spruce, and Quaking Aspen.
Many wildflowers were blooming on this day in early August.
Bigleaf Lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus)
Dwarf Fireweed (Epilobrium latifolium)
Cow Parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium)
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata)
Richardson’s Geranium (Geranium richardsonii)
North MN Outdoors 