When Dave and Jan moved their campsite from Coldwater Campground, above Mammoth Lakes, to Iris Meadows, a few miles west of “Tom’s Place” on the Rock Creek Road in the Sierras, they found they were camping next to a professional photographer from England. He told them of beautiful wild flowers at Gem Lakes in the Little Lakes area. So, though the next day was overcast, Dave and Jan headed up the trail – and their were many nice floral displays.




At Gem Lakes the weather had turned to rain and hail, so it wasn’t ideal for pictures, but the area is still beautiful even in damp weather.


Some of the nicest flower displays of the day were found at Chickenfoot Lake, before the weather turned damp.




As beautiful as they are, wild flowers don’t stay around very long. So we are grateful for the reminder of the Prophet Isaiah (40:8): “The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”