Friday, March 29, 2024
 
Click HERE to sign up to receive Eye On Sun Valley's Daily News Email
 
Wildflower Walk to Focus on Greenhorn Flowers
Loading
   
Thursday, June 3, 2021
 

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:

  • On June 26, the INPS will offer a walk, as opposed to a hike, at the Billy’s Bridge/Prairie Creek area 17 miles north of Ketchum.The walk will begin in the parking area of the Prairie Campground area and then continue to nearby areas to see other habitats.

    Walkers should meet at Lake Creek parking lot to leave by 9:30 a.m. or meet at the Prairie Creek Road pull-off by 10 a.m. Walkers should be back at the car by 1 p.m.

  • On July 24, the INPS plans a walk on Proctor Mountain leaving from the Hemingway Memorial along Sun Valley/Trail Creek Road. The tour won’t encompass the entire Proctor Mountain Loop but it is rated medium difficulty.

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

~  Today's Topics ~


Local Bands Offer New Perspective on Who's a Local

Can You Ski on Water? It’s Pond Skim Time

Jake Adicoff Wins Overall World Cup Championship while Other Skiers Do Well in SuperTour Finals
 
 

 

 

 
Website problems? Contact:
Michael Hobbs
General Manager /Webmaster
Mike@EyeOnSunValley.com
 
Got a story? Contact:
Karen Bossick
Editor in Chief
(208) 578-2111
Karen@EyeOnSunValley.com
 
 
Advertising /Marketing /Public Relations
Leisa Hollister
Chief Marketing Officer
(208) 450-9993
leisahollister@gmail.com
 
Brandi Huizar
Account Executive
(208) 329-2050
brandi@eyeonsunvalley.com
 
 
ABOUT US
EyeOnSunValley.com is the largest online daily news media service in The Wood River Valley, publishing 7 days a week. Our website publication features current news articles, feature stories, local sports articles and video content articles. The Eye On Sun Valley Show is a weekly primetime television show focusing on highlighted news stories of the week airing Monday-Sunday, COX Channel 13. See our interactive Kiosks around town throughout the Wood River Valley!
 
info@eyeonsunvalley.com      Press Releases only
 
P: 208.720.8212
P.O. Box 1453 Ketchum, ID  83340
LOGIN

© Copyright 2023 Eye on Sun Valley