Wow! Great turnout! So many members that we had to split up to hike in the Wilderness area. After the hike some of us stopped at Wolf Mountain Overlook where Randy spotted the first blooming Grass of Parnassus of 2022. Photography by Penny Longhurst & Randy Richardson. (Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show).
![Indian Pipe; Ghost Flower (Monotropa uniflora) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2-indian-pipes-ghost-flower-monotropa-uniflora.jpg?w=166&h=222&ssl=1 "Indian Pipe; Ghost Flower (Monotropa uniflora) [Ericaceae]")
![Appalachian St. John's-wort (Hypericum buckleyi) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/appalachian-st.-johns-wort-hypericum-buckleyi.jpg?w=221&h=165&ssl=1 "Appalachian St. John's-wort (Hypericum buckleyi) [Hypericaceae]")
![Sticky Asphodel (Triantha glutinosa) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sticky-asphodel-triantha-glutinosa.jpg?w=220&h=166&ssl=1 "Sticky Asphodel (Triantha glutinosa) [Liliaceae]")
![Bushy St. John's-wort (Hypericum densiflorum) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/bushy-st.-johns-wort-hypericum-densiflorum.jpg?w=209&h=156&ssl=1 "Bushy St. John's-wort (Hypericum densiflorum) [Hypericaceae]")
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