Swan Rangers saw things that bloom and crawl during their outings this past week!

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In our lead photo, Keith Hammer looks back at the Flathead Valley as he enters the Swan Range. Then he looked down . . .

. . . and saw a Garter Snake sunning itself and . . .

. . . a Snail while . . .

. . . Linda Anderson came across a Slug . . .

. . . and Pam Willison came upon a Painted Turtle!

Keith also came across a beautiful Spider web and . . .

. . . a Mushroom he thinks looks like a cupcake paper!

Chris Gotschalk came across a dead tree providing lots of insects for woodpeckers!

Pam Willison shows us a Brown-eyed Susan while . . .

. . . Keith Hammer shows us an aptly named Stonecrop . . .

. . . an aptly named Nodding Onion . . .

. . . a Pyrola Wintergreen . . .

. . . a fragrant Mock Orange (scratch and sniff) . . .

. . . and some early morning Fireweed!

In our parting shot, Keith Hammer, a forever optimist, wishes everyone and all creatures a quiet and peaceful Fourth of July full of exploding Beargrass!

If you have interesting photos of your outings, send them along with a description to keith@swanview.org and we'll try to work them into these weekly reports!