Hooded Ladies' Tresses
 

Photographed at Lake Elizabeth in the North Cascades:

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Native Orchids of the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Rockies: Candles and Ladies' Tresses at Lake Elizabeth

Gorgeous flower! it looks like a hyacinthe, is it fragrant?

They have an almond-like fragrance, Bud, but not very strong.

Beautiful!

Thanks, Sonya.

Nice! Its neat seeing things in the wild!

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It's one of our favorite things to do - hiking, backpacking, and photography, especially of wild orchids.

Very nice! With everything here covered in snow, it is nice to be reminded that spring will come soon.
I grew up with a woods nearby that was pretty much undisturbed. Loved finding all the flowers...only ever picked violets, though. :)

The area where this was photographed is under the snow also and pretty much inaccesible. We don't have any snow here but are eager for spring after a long grey and wet winter.