Loretta Larson’s Reviews > Wildflower trails of the Pacific Northwest > Status Update

I wonder how much the landscape has changed in the last 56 years. Flowers that he considered to be rare then, are probably distinct today. Much of this makes me sad. What did evolution do? What adaptations was it able to make? Definitely going to have to follow up on these questions. It’s weird just reading an actual book anymore! I’ve been reading on my phone or on my Kindle for so long and it’s quite strange

Some of these flowers are really cool! Apparently, Bear grass, a member of the lily family, if its roots are boiled can be a substitute soap! Indigenous people used the leaves for making baskets, hats, pouches, and water- tight containers. I love this kind of shit!

Or maybe it’s just that he is a fourth generation Oregonian… and so am I. And I recognize many of the flowers as ones I have seen on my own hikes and wandering during my lifetime… I have learned quite a bit since I started this book yesterday. I kind of started in the middle and then after a couple of hours I thought I would go back to the beginning and read it cover to cover. So I am.