Bog orchid in situ, Glacier National Park

[Morja]

Even a more common locally native orchid makes my day brighter.
Habenaria/Platanthera dilatata loves the ditches along especially the lower parts of the Going to the Sun Road in GNP, Montana USA. I always have to stop and gaze at them for a moment when we bike the road in the summer, before it opens to cars.

I think there's a spider lurking in there somewhere. I see a leg!

And I'm sorry, there's not orchids in the next two pictures PER SAY, but surely they are there under all those trees! I couldn't mention this particular road without a taste of the view!


Notice these sunset pictures are from rather up high, so we rode down mostly in the dark, skirting around not one but TWO mama bears. Never again. Daytime only. Anyway, I digress. Cute orchids that I always love to see!

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Stunning! I would love to see a place like this in person one day. And the orchid is definitely a bonus.

 

[Duck Slipper]

Excellent pics.
Photos are stunning. I know they don't do justice to really being there!
Thanks for sharing

 

[tnyr5]

Did you give them a sniff? Platanthera dilatata smells FANTASTIC.

 

[Morja]

Did you give them a sniff? Platanthera dilatata smells FANTASTIC.

WELL now I have to go back!

 

[cnycharles]

Very nice and Ty for sharing! Sometimes you can set up a tripod/camera to capture butterfly images as they often can’t resist the fragrance

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

What a place!

 

[Phragper]

stunning photos and awesome experience for you

 

[NYEric]

Nice, thanks for sharing. Are you American/living in the USA?

 

[Morja]

Nice, thanks for sharing. Are you American/living in the USA?

Yep! Montana is home, but we've been traveling for my husband's job for the past 2 years. We got lucky and got an assignment close to home for the last few months.

 

[PhilaGardener]

Incredible scenery!