Christine Falls and Vicinity - Mt. Rainier National Park

 

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6/28-Bear- or squaw-grass (Xerophyllum tenax), lily family, looks like grass, & is often dominant on open alpine slopes. The beautiful Indian paintbrush indigenous wildflower, a Castilleja in the Figwort Family, bursts with fiery color. Cliff penstemon, Penstemon rupicola, in eye-popping pink is one of the West's most beautiful, and native, wildflowers. The final—and tiered—waterfall on the Van Trump Creek; landscapes spilling glacial melt evoke a sense of wonder.

 

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