I find that it is so easy to be awed by the major attractions in our national parks such as Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, etc. that the small natural miracles that appear in significant numbers often get overlooked.

I am always surprise at how plants grab hold and take root in the smallest cracks in the rocks to grow and flourish against what appears to be great odds. We encountered numbers of wildflowers along the Four Mile Trail. Some were yellow, others were purple and yet others were just dainty-leaved beauties.

The fern in the photo above surrounds the Alumroot and it makes it difficult to see the full beauty of that particular species (pinkish, small blooms – upper-right). I had an earlier post, Year of Yosemite (YOY) – Day 28 (Alumroot-Heuchera micrantha), that you can visit to get a better look.

I hope every time you hike, you make the effort to seek out these hidden gems along the side of the trails or tucked away among the nooks and crannies in the rocks.

 
Do you have a question about our visit to Yosemite? Ask it in the comment section.

 
See previous Year of Yosemite (YOY) posts HERE. If you want to read the introduction to the YOY series, CLICK HERE.

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Meta Data – Day 127 YOY – Year of Yosemite

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