I can always count on finding a meadow full of bear flowers or Richardson's saxifrage (Boykinia richardsonii) on the north facing slope of the higher elevation Antler Creek ridge. These tall flowers are over a foot high, usually white with maroon colored sepals and large, round, toothed leaves. The leaves closer to the flower are smaller. In this meadow, I found lots of pink bear flowers as well. Apparently bears really like these flowers. I'm glad I didn't find a grizzly bear hanging out in this beautiful alpine meadow.
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