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Muir Valley Memories

The Valley's Flowers, Trees, Mosses...
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Liz Weber with Mountain Laurel
Our favorite wildflower. Actually a bush, the pink blooms of which blanket the Valley in May.

Mountain Laurel
Closeup of the delicate blooms

Rhododendron
Getting ready to burst into bloom.

Rhododendren
Blooming at about the same time in the spring, Rhododendron bushes are abundant in the Valley

Rhododedron fully blossomed
These bushes are so thick in places that they form impenetrable jungles.

Lady Slipper Orchid
These magnificent wild orchids are the rare treasures of this area.

Lady Slipper
Another yellow Lady Slipper spied along the trail to the Sanctuary climbing area

Indian Cucumber

Longspur Violet
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