A waist-high galaxy of white orbs is stippling the slopes throughout the Flathead Valley, where a mass outbreak of the native wildflower “beargrass” is underway, a sight so mesmerizing it’s been causing “beargrass” jams along Glacier National Park’s scenic roadways. Read the full story here
Greg Lindstrom
Beargrass blooms along the shore of Heart Lake as the rising sun illuminates peaks in the Mission Mountain Wilderness on July 16, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Beargrass near the Goat Lick overlook in Glacier National Park. Glacier Institute's wildflower class on June 8, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Beargrass blooms near Whitefish on June 22, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Beargrass blooms along the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park on August 7, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Beargrass blooms near Whitefish on June 22, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Hike up Sixmile Peak in the Flathead National Forest on July 27, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Beargrass blooms near Whitefish on June 22, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Looking into the Bob Marshall Wilderness from the trail to Sixmile Peak in the Flathead National Forest on July 27, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Beargrass blooms near Whitefish on June 22, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Beargrass blooms near Whitefish on June 22, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Beargrass near the Goat Lick overlook in Glacier National Park. Glacier Institute's wildflower class on June 8, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon