STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK
Wildflowers may be fading out in drier areas of the valley.
But they’re out in all their glory at Apollo Creek off the Baker Creek Road 15 miles north of Ketchum.
Take a midsummer wildflower walk to the beautiful mountain meadows of Apollo Creek on Saturday, Aug. 11, courtesy of the Sawtooth Botanical Garden and the Idaho Native Plant Society.
Botanist Lisa Horton will lead the trip, which should encompass between 30 and 40 species of wildlflowers, including columbine, mountain bluebell, sego lily, penstemon, sorrel, paintbrush, lupine and wild onion.
The five-mile round-trip hike starts at 7,400 feet and is rated easy to moderate. The walk is free and is appropriate for children ages 7 and older when accompanied by an adult. Participants should bring lunch, as well as sturdy walking shoes, water and sunscreen.
Organizers ask that you leave Fido guarding the home hearth.
Walkers will meet to carpool at 8:30 a.m. at the garden, four miles south of Ketchum at Highway 75 and Gimlet Road. The trip is scheduled to end by 4 p.m. back at the garden.
The walk is part of the Sawtooth Botanical Garden’s popular summer wildflower walk series. For information, call Kristin Fletcher at 208-726-9358.