Friday, August 13, 2010

Catching up on Bass River Rec. Area


2010 08 02 - We visited the east end of Bass River Rec. Area, (in Ottawa County, owned by Michigan Department of Natural Resources) it was hot, muggy, and buggy!  We visit one of our favorite hidden wet areas, and got to slosh around in our boots a bit.  Later we were wilting so we got in the van with the AC going full blast and did more wildflowering along the road.    

                                                   Looking east toward Bass River

                    Smartweed , Polygonum (Pink or Maybe Swamp)


 
Chicory
 
Fringed Loosestrife

Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora)

                                                Red Dragonfly (not his real name)


Whorled Milkweed
 
   Swamp Milkweed

     Cardinal Flower
These are just some of the plants and wildflowers we saw, yes there were more!

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