Tag: expeditions/travel

A limestone urn with a brilliant, giant bromeliad, Aechema blanchetiana, of which there are many named varieties, each grown for it ability to develop…

The 14, 000 ft. summit of Colorado’s Mount Evans can be reached easily by car, it is America’s highest paved road. Any Colorado trip…

A yellow Primula auricula, growing on the upper slopes of the Eiger, in a damp snow run-off with Ranunculus glacialis. This trip brought us…

Our funicular ride helps up reach the start of the trail head for today’s hike across the Piz Glora. We take this funicular, then…

Geum reptans There are many environments in which alpine plants grow, and each has specialized species or species with distinct characteristics unique to each…

Androsace helvetica, a rare high elevation alpine plant related to the primula, growing near the summit of the Schilthorn, in the Bernese Alps of…