Hope you enjoy a few of these photos from the Garden of Coe!
Garden of Coe – 16 May 2015 – view in full screen.
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A man and his plants.
Oh Hai!
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Tagged BruthaFromAnothaMutha, Coe, darlingtonia, Kinjie, North American, Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia
A few weeks ago Mike Wang and I visited various Darlingtonia sites in Curry Co., OR and Del Norte Co., CA. As always – I am truly thankful that I got a chance to roll with Mike again. It was truly an unforgettable experience. It was pretty much a year since we last visited Darlingtonia country. (Here’s a post to day one and day two from last year!)
We had to do some hiking to get to some of these sites. The trails (and LACK of trails) were quite steep and rugged in some places. Finding the Darlingtonia in these remote regions was definitely not easy, but the grueling trek felt like a very small price to pay to be able to witness the plants growing in their natural habitat. Oh and the scenery? <Insert expletives here.> OMG. Ridiculously good. Melt-your-face-off mind-blowingly beautiful.
I can’t adequately put into words just how outlandishly magnificent this experience was so I’ll stop trying and let you see for yourself. I strung together a few video clips and created some photo slideshows that are sorted by day below. There’s also a few highlight snapshots underneath all that. Enjoy!
Oh yeah, and if you haven’t already done so – please be sure to check out Mike’s posts of our Darlingtonia 2014 excursion here, here, here and here!
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Darlingtonia Video
9-11 Oct 2014
Various sites in Curry Co., OR and Del Norte Co., CA
Day 1 – 9 Oct 2014 Photo Slideshow
Curry Co., OR
Day 2 – 10 Oct 2014 Photo Slideshow
Curry Co., OR
Day 3 – 11 Oct 2014 Photo Slideshow
Del Norte Co., CA
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A few highlight photos follow below. To see all the photos from this Darlingtonia excursion, please view the photo slideshows above!
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It’s pre 6am. I need to start this day off right. I need to start this trip off right.
It’s all about that PHILZ COFFEE!
The first patch of Darlingtonia that we stumbled across!
FCS Site – Curry Co., OR
The Wangster and I – FCS Site – Curry Co., OR
Seedlings growing out of the water. FCS Site – Curry Co., OR
FCS Site – Curry Co., OR
Above the fog at sunset. Curry Co., OR
Fueling up before the gnarly hike.
The ravenous Mike Wang in action!
Rugged and beautiful. Curry Co., OR
So scenic. That’s Mike in the photo to give you a sense of scale. Here we are hiking around looking for the Mountain Valley Meadow site.
Curry Co., OR
Mountain Valley Meadow site – Curry Co., OR
Mountain Valley Meadow Site – Curry Co., OR
Mountain Valley Meadow Site – Curry Co., OR
Mountain Valley Meadow Site – Curry Co., OR
Summit – Curry Co., OR
Haunting beauty. Curry Co., OR
Some timelapse iPhoneography happening here.
An iPhone Gorillapod comes in handy.
Trailside Site – Curry Co., OR
Mountain Creek Site – Curry Co., OR
Mountain Creek Site – Curry Co., OR
Mountain Creek Site – Curry Co., OR
Roadside Site – Curry Co., OR
Sphagnum.
Sphagnum Site – Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia growing in sphagnum.
Sphagnum Site – Del Norte Co., CA.
Skeleton.
Sphagnum Site – Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia seed Pod.
Sphagnum Site – Del Norte Co., CA
Red.
Alpine Farms – Del Norte Co., CA
Alpine Farms – Del Norte Co., CA
Alpine Farms – Del Norte Co., CA
Alpine Farms – Del Norte Co., CA
Seedlings!
Alpine Farms – Del Norte Co., CA
Goldmine Site – Del Norte Co., CA
Pinguicula macroceras growing vertically on a rock face!
Goldmine Site – Del Norte Co., CA
Goldmine Site – Del Norte Co., CA
Mike admires the Darlingtonia growing vertically on the rock face.
Goldmine Site – Del Norte Co., CA
Site 734 – Del Norte Co., CA
Site 734 – Del Norte Co., CA
Site 734 – Del Norte Co., CA
Site 734 – Del Norte Co., CA
Site 734 – Del Norte Co., CA
Site 734 – Del Norte Co., CA
Young plant/seedling growing next to charred piece of wood.
Site 734 – Del Norte Co., CA
Brilliant yellow.
Site 734 – Del Norte Co., CA
Check the mustache out on this bad boy.
Site 734 – Del Norte Co., CA
Site 734 – Del Norte Co., CA
Site 734 – Del Norte Co., CA
Left: My preferred footwear – hiking boots.
Right: Mike’s preferred footwear – CROCS.
My mind can not compute how hardcore Mike is to be able to even hike in friquen’ Crocs… CROCS! Seriously. Now that dude is a beast.
Thanks again for everything, Mike!
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Tagged 2014, California, Coffee, County, CROCS!, Curry, darlingtonia, Del Norte, Native, Oregon, out and about, PHILZ, Pitcher Plant
Enjoy a few frames (shot with both DSLR and iPhone) from our visit! Professor – thank you again for your kindness and generosity! Hope to visit again soon. 🙂
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Class in session with The Professor. 6 Jun 2014.
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Tagged darlingtonia, North American Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia, The Professor, Washington
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Posted in Blog, Out and About
Tagged California Carnivores, Cephalotus, Chomp!, Conservatory Of Flowers, darlingtonia, Dionaea, drosera, Golden Gate Park, Heliamphora, nepenthes, Pinguicula, San Francisco, Sarracenia, SF, Sundew, Venus Fly Trap
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The Asylum. The left half of the house has been trimmed. I’ve taken The Dome down on the right and I’m currently finishing up construction of 3 more water tables.
Looking fresh and clean!
The wreckage of dead foliage. I still have a lot of work ahead!
Burnt out heads of anthocyanin-free formosa.
Special thanks to Karen Oudean for sending over some brilliant specimens of Darlingtonia californica – Coos Co., OR
Drosera binata var. dichitoma awake and unfurling new traps.
Some Drosera regia cleaned and potted up.
What is this madness?! Is that… a BUD?!
Sarracenia “Legacy” – new pitcher forming.
Another day of Darlingtonia goodness with my good carni-bro Mike Wang! (You can see the video and photos from day 1 in this previous post .) Without further ado I present to you a few video clips and photos from day 2 of the Darlingtonia expedition. Photos and video from 12 Oct 2013. Enjoy!
Click here for the full screen slideshow
Some highlights of day 2 below…
Click here to view large version of roadside view.
Click here to view large version of the Darlingtonia wall.
Darlingtonia californica – roadside site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – roadside site, Del Norte Co., CA
This marker marks the border. To the right is Oregon, to the left is California.
Mike and I at the BWS Site. Del Norte Co., CA.
Darlingtonia californica – BWS site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica flower pod – BWS site, Del Norte Co., CA
BWS site, Del Norte Co., CA
BWS site, Del Norte Co., CA
BWS site, Del Norte Co., CA
Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Cedar Springs site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Cedar Springs site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Cedar Springs site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Cedar Springs site, Del Norte Co., CA
Click here to view large version of Cedar Springs Site – Del Norte, Co., CA
Mike Wang at The Ponds site – Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – The Ponds site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – The Ponds site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – The Ponds site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – The Ponds site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – The Ponds site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – The Ponds site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Del Norte Co., CA
On the road in search of the next Darlingtonia destination.
In search of Darlingtonia. Del Norte Co., CA
Mike in situ.
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Site 734, Del Norte Co., CA
Click here to view large version of this view.
Del Norte Co., CA
Sunset. Del Norte Co., CA
Moonlight lit coastline. Del Norte Co., CA
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Tagged California, California Native, californica, County, darlingtonia, Del Norte, Mike Wang, Native, October, Pitcher Plant, Video
Back on 11 October 2013, I had the privilege of being able to check out some Darlingtonia growing in situ with fellow carnie-bro, Mike Wang. (By the way – if you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to stop by the Sarracenia forum and take a look Mike’s amazing photos in his Darlingtonia posts!) As I mentioned in my last post, this would be the first time I ever saw carnivorous plants growing in their natural habitat. Hey, better late than never right? It was a phenomenal experience. Now I have an even deeper appreciation for these magnificent plants. I can’t say enough about what I saw and experienced during this trip. The overstimulation of seeing these majestic plants growing at all the various sites was pure botanical overload. And yes, I savored every second of it. We only had a few short hours of sunlight to explore by on our first day up there. By the time we arrived it was already late afternoon. We tried to see as much as we could and make the most of the fading light. It turned out to be great timing – the lighting at this time of day hit the plants in such a way to give them an otherworldly glow. Here’s a video and a few photos capturing moments from day one of this fantastic Darlingtonia excursion. Stay tuned – video and photos from day 2 to follow!
Click here for the full screen slideshow.
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Road trip cuisine at it’s finest.
Making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on the road.
Oh joy, oh rapture! The first clump of Darlingtonia I saw growing in situ!
Darlingtonia californica – Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Del Norte Co., CA
Shooting Darlingtonia – Forest marsh site – Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Forest marsh site, Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Forest marsh site, Del Norte Co., CA
Mike admires the scenery.
Forest marsh site – Del Norte Co., CA
Darlingtonia californica – Forest marsh site, Del Norte Co., CA
Mike and I at the forest marsh site, Del Norte Co., CA
Alpine Farms site – Del Norte Co., CA
Mike doin’ his thing.
Alpine Farms site – Del Norte Co., CA
Alpine Farms site – Del Norte Co., CA
Alpine Farms site – Del Norte Co., CA
Alpine Farms site – Del Norte Co., CA
Roadside site – Del Norte Co., CA
We were in the Alpine Farms area a little bit after sundown and stopped for a few mins. I took the opportunity to do some light painting using the flashlight on my iPhone.
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Tagged 2013, California, californica, carnivorous, darlingtonia, Del Norte, Mike, Native, October, Plants, Trip, Wang
