There are two more orchids on my list that I might be able to find – burnt orchid (Orchis ustulata) and marsh orchid (Orchis palustris). On my way south, I stopped at every place I had marked as a potential site for the burnt orchid, but came up empty each time. I think I’m too…

The day dawned rainy. And windy. Definitely not a flower photographer’s dream weather, but I wasn’t discouraged. It just takes a bit more work, that’s all. I drove to Kallgatburg in search of the narrow-leaved marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza traunsteineri) and I was happy to find them – except now that I looked at one and confirmed…

There’s a couple of good orchid places close to hostel, so it was natural that I would start my morning there. Except, I had a slight disagreement with the book again so I skipped the first one, it just wasn’t worth figuring out why they want to me park all the way over there and…

(Warning – this will be a long post. It was a long day!) I had been studying books and maps since the winter to get an idea of which places to visit. My plan is to drive north and stay there for three days, then make my way down on the eastern coast, one night…