STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK
Greenhorn Gulch has been a flower lover’s oasis so far this spring with scads of big hearty bouquets of mountain bluebells, hundreds if not thousands of arrowleaf balsamroot lining the hills and a myriad of wild peonies, scarlet gilia, Oregon grape and other flowers.
The Idaho Native Plant Society will lead a wildflower hike around the Greenhorn Gulch Loop on Saturday, June 5.
Wildflower enthusiasts will meet at Hailey Park and Ride lot at Bullion and River streets at 8:45 a.m. that morning to depart at 9 a.m. for the Greenhorn trailhead. Parking at Greenhorn is scarce so wildflower walkers are asked to mask up to carpool to the site.
The two-mile round trip hike is rated moderate in difficulty with some elevation gain and rocky narrow stretches often frequented by mountain bikers
OTHER WILDFLOWER WALKS:
Meet at the Hemingway Memorial on Sun Valley Road at 9 a.m. and expect to be back at the car about 2 p.m.
Want to know more? Visit www.idahonativeplants.org