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Balsamroot in Nahahum Canyon

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Posted by Marc Dilley on April 3, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Balsamroot in Nahahum Canyon
1980 was an epic year in NCW. The spring flowers, including this Balsamroot I shot in Nahahum Canyon just east of Cashmere, were the best anyone could remember. They literally carpeted the hillsides in solid colors for months, first the small early species then the Balsamroot and Lupines, followed by the Phlox and Desert Parsley, etc., etc.

I'm too busy to get out for photography currently; thought you might enjoy this old Kodachrome scan.
Posted by Michael Joubert on April 3, 2008 at 2:35 PM
Nice, hope to make it to North Cascades at some point.
Posted by Erik Lundh on April 3, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Wow, now that's some Balsamroot. Looks almost florescent.
Posted by Tom Kloster on April 3, 2008 at 11:52 PM
That's cool, Marc - especially that it's one from the archives!
Posted by Marc Adamus on April 4, 2008 at 1:01 PM
Wish I had been there. As it was, however, I was 1 year old at the time.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on April 4, 2008 at 7:19 PM
Now I feel old as my daughter was 1 too.... :eek:
Posted by John Williams on April 5, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Wow, 1980! I was still in high school and had yet to visit the northwest. That is an amazing carpet of balsamroot. I hope we have a good year again. I really like this photo I took in 2006, but it has some issues at full-size and I'd love to try again this spring.
Posted by Marc Dilley on April 7, 2008 at 5:41 PM
Nice, John! I hope you had a chance to wander down to that solid yellow vein of them on the left.

Where is this? Looks like Yakima area or south or of there.