Parry's Townsendia

This photo was taken on 6 August 2010, when I went with friends to Kananaskis, along the Picklejar Lakes trail. A day I'll never forget - it was such a brutal hike, lol! I think I've only ever seen Parry's Townsendia twice, so when I noticed this photo in one of my archive files the other day, I decided to post it (partly for a splash of colour), but also for the record. I had to really sharpen the image, as the main reason I hadn't posted it before was that it was too blurry. Such a beautiful, low-growing, native wildflower - just love the colour.