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Trip Report
Field Trip 3 - Seattle Naturalists Intro Natural World Course - Esmeralda Basin & Fortune Creek Pass
We saw a wide range of plant species, and some butterflies and birds too!
- Sun, Jul 1, 2018
- Field Trip 3 - Seattle Naturalists Intro Natural World Course - Esmeralda Basin & Fortune Creek Pass
- Esmeralda Basin
- Naturalist
- Successful
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- Road suitable for all vehicles
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The trail was in excellent condition!
This was a wonderful trail to encounter and identify wildflower species! Highlights included a large boulder covered in cliff penstemon and Columbia lewisia, and a meadow full of shooting star and elephanthead lousewort.