Penstemon
My husband and I spent a couple of days wandering on back roads in Oregon and Idaho over the Independence Day celebration. Our intent was to go to Baker City, visit the Oregon Trail Museum (which we did), then head down to Hell's Canyon. Well, after visiting the Historical Center, we had lots of time, so took off on a backroad tour through the Elkhorn Mountains, west of Baker. Most of the photos taken above are from that trip.
The second day we headed east, and did indeed go into Hell's Canyon. We traveled via Halfway - a town with an enchanting view, if ever I've seen one! (On the south side of the Eagle Cap wilderness.) Then down into the canyon...and I do mean down. Our car was averaging 45 mpg all the way down! We drove a ways along the river, then took a very back road out, seeing only one other vehicle until we got much further into the Payette National Forest. The photo of the massed penstemon is typical of what we saw throughout that area.
Beauty surrounds us, quite literally. Open your eyes, look and see! (The butterfly on the achillea was hiding, so let me get quite close to take the photo.) It's a wonder, what's actually present - the gift of beauty we have been given.
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