One Strong Lily_Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF_Doug Wewer
Glacier Lilies, along with Spring Beauties, are the first flowers to bloom after the snow melts in the spring and summer. During the 2010-11 season the snowpack stayed exceptionally long. By July, the lilies decided it was time to bloom, regardless of how much snow was still on the ground. This lily literally pushed its way through the snow in order to bloom. Porkbarrel Ski Run, Snowbasin Ski Resort, Ogden Ranger District, UT. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Photo by Doug Wewer, 7/2/2011. Credit: US Forest Service.
One Strong Lily_Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF_Doug Wewer
Glacier Lilies, along with Spring Beauties, are the first flowers to bloom after the snow melts in the spring and summer. During the 2010-11 season the snowpack stayed exceptionally long. By July, the lilies decided it was time to bloom, regardless of how much snow was still on the ground. This lily literally pushed its way through the snow in order to bloom. Porkbarrel Ski Run, Snowbasin Ski Resort, Ogden Ranger District, UT. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Photo by Doug Wewer, 7/2/2011. Credit: US Forest Service.