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Blooming Monument Plant In Utah

By Mia McPherson|2023-07-13T05:10:42-05:00July 13th, 2023|Categories: Monument Plants, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildflowers|Tags: blooming, blooms, blossoms, canyon, Deer's ears, Elkweed, flowering, Frasera speciosa, gentian family, Green Gentian, green wildflowers, inflorescence, Monument Plant, mountains, spike, stem, summer, white wildflowers, wildflowers|

This morning, I am showcasing two blooming Monument Plant photos. I took these images yesterday in Summit County, high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Adult Uinta Ground Squirrel Eating Grasses In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|2021-04-18T15:17:19-05:00June 29th, 2019|Categories: Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, breeding grounds, close up, eating, grass, grass seeds, grasses, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, hiding, munching, seed head, squirrel, squirrels, stem, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus|

Uinta Ground Squirrels spend most of their lives underground and because they do they need to make the most of their time above ground matter and they certainly do.