Clarence reported that the flower display at Table Mountain was more spectacular than ever so 14 of us headed up there. It was as advertised: displays of purple lupine, orange tufted poppies or are they frying pan poppies, white meadow foam, yellow butter and eggs, purple owl's clover which is magenta, yellow monkey flower and magenta monkey flower, pretty face, Douglas violet, goldfields, yellow madia, blue dicks, birds eye gilia, bitterroot, and lots of others whose names escape me such as the one with the sparkly centers - was it a kind of geranium? Karen recited her flower poem as we basked in the beauty of our surroundings.
The falls were flowing fairly well with that wide one towards the end only partially covering it's possible width. Areas of basalt had fallen on the rubble, making me think of a calving iceberg. This wider falls flows over a thick layer of ancient lava. Underneath the lava layer is a hollowed out recess or cave, making for a spectacular sight.
I don't know what the official mileage was but with the hot sun and uneven surface, we all felt tired by the end of the walk. I think it was around 4 miles. Back at the parking lot, Susan had brought libations and delicious homemade orange bars to celebrate Rod's 64th (and their taking off for Africa).
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| Meadow Foam |
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| Looking down first falls |
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| Owl's Clover |
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| Douglas Violets |
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| Garter Snake was swimming in a stream |
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| Last Falls on it's lava flow |
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| Swallows or swifts circling around catching insects by the falls |
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