George Steffanos
@GSteffanos@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Goldenrod time, overgrown pasture at the edge of the forest, Appalachian Trail, Housatonic Valley, Egremont, Massachusetts. August 25, 2025, 1:01 PM.

#hiking#photography #outdoors#landscapephotography#nature #Massachusetts#summer#forest #farm #wildflowers #meadow #summertime

A deep blue sky with puffy clouds. Walking along a rustic post and wire fenceline separating the forest to our right from a pasture on our left. The pasture is overgrown with a tight mass of leafy plants between 2 and 3 feet tall, liberally strewn with wildflowers. Much of the floral display consists of bright yellow goldenrod, particularly along the fence. A very large tree towers above the center of the field. Strips of forest hide most of the remainder of the farm from our view. Through a gap in the trees just to the right of the large tree, we can see a distant field with a gray wooden barn.
A deep blue sky with puffy clouds. Walking along a rustic post and wire fenceline separating the forest to our right from a pasture on our left. The pasture is overgrown with a tight mass of leafy plants between 2 and 3 feet tall, liberally strewn with wildflowers. Much of the floral display consists of bright yellow goldenrod, particularly along the fence. A very large tree towers above the center of the field. Strips of forest hide most of the remainder of the farm from our view. Through a gap in the trees just to the right of the large tree, we can see a distant field with a gray wooden barn.
A deep blue sky with puffy clouds. Walking along a rustic post and wire fenceline separating the forest to our right from a pasture on our left. The pasture is overgrown with a tight mass of leafy plants between 2 and 3 feet tall, liberally strewn with wildflowers. Much of the floral display consists of bright yellow goldenrod, particularly along the fence. A very large tree towers above the center of the field. Strips of forest hide most of the remainder of the farm from our view. Through a gap in the trees just to the right of the large tree, we can see a distant field with a gray wooden barn.
George Steffanos
@GSteffanos@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

The sprawling meadows known as Rands View, northwest slopes of Prospect Mountain, Salisbury, Connecticut. August 19, 2025, 2:09 PM.

#hiking#photography #outdoors#landscapephotography#nature#Connecticut#summer#forest #meadow #mountains #fields #summertime #wildflowers

A soft blue sky with streaky thin clouds. Looking down from a spot at the top of a huge sloping field high on a mountainside across wooded foothills to a long narrow valley below. We are standing in a swath of shade, but most of the scene is bathed in sunshine. The lush green grass has been mowed not long ago. It is several inches high and sprinkled with dozens of white wildflowers with a smattering of pink clover blossoms. A grassy track winds gracefully along the bottom edge of this field and then descends through two lower fields that appear to be pastures. They are divided by a fence line and a parallel line of trees a few feet away. There are glimpses of a few more distant fields, but most of the scene is covered with a forest split almost equally between evergreens and hardwoods. Along the horizon, the blue green slopes of a long, forested mountain range rise hundreds of feet above the valley. Several rounded peaks are visible. To the right we can see the more distant peaks of the Berkshires.
A soft blue sky with streaky thin clouds. Looking down from a spot at the top of a huge sloping field high on a mountainside across wooded foothills to a long narrow valley below. We are standing in a swath of shade, but most of the scene is bathed in sunshine. The lush green grass has been mowed not long ago. It is several inches high and sprinkled with dozens of white wildflowers with a smattering of pink clover blossoms. A grassy track winds gracefully along the bottom edge of this field and then descends through two lower fields that appear to be pastures. They are divided by a fence line and a parallel line of trees a few feet away. There are glimpses of a few more distant fields, but most of the scene is covered with a forest split almost equally between evergreens and hardwoods. Along the horizon, the blue green slopes of a long, forested mountain range rise hundreds of feet above the valley. Several rounded peaks are visible. To the right we can see the more distant peaks of the Berkshires.
A soft blue sky with streaky thin clouds. Looking down from a spot at the top of a huge sloping field high on a mountainside across wooded foothills to a long narrow valley below. We are standing in a swath of shade, but most of the scene is bathed in sunshine. The lush green grass has been mowed not long ago. It is several inches high and sprinkled with dozens of white wildflowers with a smattering of pink clover blossoms. A grassy track winds gracefully along the bottom edge of this field and then descends through two lower fields that appear to be pastures. They are divided by a fence line and a parallel line of trees a few feet away. There are glimpses of a few more distant fields, but most of the scene is covered with a forest split almost equally between evergreens and hardwoods. Along the horizon, the blue green slopes of a long, forested mountain range rise hundreds of feet above the valley. Several rounded peaks are visible. To the right we can see the more distant peaks of the Berkshires.
Valerie Norton
@valhikes@mountains.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

There were hints that it might be a grand time to view Rhododendrons, so Rhododendrons were viewed. Other flowers were about, too.

The details: https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2025/06/rhododendrons-on-rhododendron-trail.html

#California#HumboldtCounty#RedwoodNationalAndStateParks#PrairieCreekRedwoodsStatePark

#hiking #nature #hikingAdventures #hikeCalifornia#CalParks #landscape #travel #outside #hike #dayhike #forest #publiclands #flowers #wildflowers

Towering redwoods along Brown Creek Trail A gentle slope covered in green ferns and 300 foot (100 meter) trees. The trees are spaced out a bit and the sun finds a way down much of their height. They range from a little skinny to extra extra extra wide.
Towering redwoods along Brown Creek Trail A gentle slope covered in green ferns and 300 foot (100 meter) trees. The trees are spaced out a bit and the sun finds a way down much of their height. They range from a little skinny to extra extra extra wide.
Towering redwoods along Brown Creek Trail A gentle slope covered in green ferns and 300 foot (100 meter) trees. The trees are spaced out a bit and the sun finds a way down much of their height. They range from a little skinny to extra extra extra wide.
Columbia lily (Lilium columbianum) A large orange flower hangs from a tall stem, its petals curved back upon themselves. Brown spots get dense toward the middle and giant anthers hang with brown pollen from the middle. A circle of leaves are seen down the stem and a bud for another flower is a little out of focus behind. Behind all that are more green leaves of different plants.
Columbia lily (Lilium columbianum) A large orange flower hangs from a tall stem, its petals curved back upon themselves. Brown spots get dense toward the middle and giant anthers hang with brown pollen from the middle. A circle of leaves are seen down the stem and a bud for another flower is a little out of focus behind. Behind all that are more green leaves of different plants.
Columbia lily (Lilium columbianum) A large orange flower hangs from a tall stem, its petals curved back upon themselves. Brown spots get dense toward the middle and giant anthers hang with brown pollen from the middle. A circle of leaves are seen down the stem and a bud for another flower is a little out of focus behind. Behind all that are more green leaves of different plants.
Rhododendrons on the Rhododendron Trail A big leafed bush (Is it a bush if it can grow to 30 feet (10 meters)?) with clumps of huge pink flowers along two rows of branches. They stretch out in front of more bushes full of flowers and tall redwood trees with dark bark.
Rhododendrons on the Rhododendron Trail A big leafed bush (Is it a bush if it can grow to 30 feet (10 meters)?) with clumps of huge pink flowers along two rows of branches. They stretch out in front of more bushes full of flowers and tall redwood trees with dark bark.
Rhododendrons on the Rhododendron Trail A big leafed bush (Is it a bush if it can grow to 30 feet (10 meters)?) with clumps of huge pink flowers along two rows of branches. They stretch out in front of more bushes full of flowers and tall redwood trees with dark bark.
Jan Legutko - landscape photos
@beautyisaw@pixelfed.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

It was a short hike but a very pleasant one. A Saturday, people were kayaking around Two Jack Lake, next to lake Minnewanka.

The name of the mountain you see is Mount Inglismaldie. The name comes from… the name of a castle in Scotland.

This photo shows everything the Rockies have to offer: great views, nature, relax and sport on fresh air
#northamerica #canada #alberta #banff #twojacklake #mountinglismaldie #lake #mountains #wildflowers #canoe #nature #landscape #travel #photography #fotografia
Jan Legutko - landscape photos
@beautyisaw@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

It was a short hike but a very pleasant one. A Saturday, people were kayaking around Two Jack Lake, next to lake Minnewanka.
The name of the mountain you see is Mount Inglismaldie. The name comes from… the name of a castle in Scotland.
This photo shows everything the Rockies have to offer: great views, nature, relax and sport on fresh air
#northamerica #canada #alberta #banff #twojacklake #mountinglismaldie #lake #mountains #wildflowers #canoe #nature #landscape #travel #photography #fotografia
George Steffanos
@GSteffanos@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Goldenrod time, overgrown pasture at the edge of the forest, Appalachian Trail, Housatonic Valley, Egremont, Massachusetts. August 25, 2025, 1:01 PM.

#hiking#photography #outdoors#landscapephotography#nature #Massachusetts#summer#forest #farm #wildflowers #meadow #summertime

A deep blue sky with puffy clouds. Walking along a rustic post and wire fenceline separating the forest to our right from a pasture on our left. The pasture is overgrown with a tight mass of leafy plants between 2 and 3 feet tall, liberally strewn with wildflowers. Much of the floral display consists of bright yellow goldenrod, particularly along the fence. A very large tree towers above the center of the field. Strips of forest hide most of the remainder of the farm from our view. Through a gap in the trees just to the right of the large tree, we can see a distant field with a gray wooden barn.
A deep blue sky with puffy clouds. Walking along a rustic post and wire fenceline separating the forest to our right from a pasture on our left. The pasture is overgrown with a tight mass of leafy plants between 2 and 3 feet tall, liberally strewn with wildflowers. Much of the floral display consists of bright yellow goldenrod, particularly along the fence. A very large tree towers above the center of the field. Strips of forest hide most of the remainder of the farm from our view. Through a gap in the trees just to the right of the large tree, we can see a distant field with a gray wooden barn.
A deep blue sky with puffy clouds. Walking along a rustic post and wire fenceline separating the forest to our right from a pasture on our left. The pasture is overgrown with a tight mass of leafy plants between 2 and 3 feet tall, liberally strewn with wildflowers. Much of the floral display consists of bright yellow goldenrod, particularly along the fence. A very large tree towers above the center of the field. Strips of forest hide most of the remainder of the farm from our view. Through a gap in the trees just to the right of the large tree, we can see a distant field with a gray wooden barn.