MudFlatRoad

Mud Flat Road. Wildflower photographs by along the Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Byway near Grandview, Idaho.

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LLWF (waypoint) 28-MAY-05 9:56:12AM

Lowland Wildflowers. The purple sage and prickly pear cactus blossom here around Memorial Day Weekend.

This one isn't a rattlesnake, but you should still watch your step

SHUFLY (waypoint) Shoofly Road At Highway 78

Just southeast of Grandview, at a left bend in the highway, peel off to the south on Shoofly road to begin the tour of the Mud Flat Backcountry Byway.

SMTMDW (waypoint) 28-MAY-05 10:49:50AM

Summit Meadow. The light volcanic gravel here is perfect for the Rock Roses, or Bitterroots, which were just coming out of the ground but not yet blooming when we visited. Around the first week of June, the wetter hilsides in this area will be blue with blooming wild irises.

The Bitterroot blossoms right out of the ground.

This Stone Wall Overlooks Summit Meadow. Why?

Woody Rooted Aster, with more Bitterroot Buds.

PSNCRK (waypoint) Poison Creek Picnic Area.

Poison Creek Picnic Area. The area to the East is a BLM wilderness study area. Just across the road from Poison Creek is a rocky hillside with an abundance of wildflowers.

BTLCK (waypoint)

Battle Creek. The side road is closed at the corral about a half mile from here, but this short segment of road makes an interesting walk because of the wildflowers and small meandering stream of Battle Creek.

The wild peonies are bloomin in the desert at 6000 feet, at the same time as their city cousins 3500 feet blow