Spring Blooms Along Rt-55, At The Railroad Overpass, Some 84 Miles Northwest Of Minneapolis, MN.

…"But once we caught on, of course, nothing could keep us off these roads, weekends, evenings, vacations. We have become real secondary-road motorcycle buffs and found there are things you learn as you go. .. We have learned how to spot the good ones on a map, for example. If the line wiggles, that’s good. That means hills. If it appears to be the main route from a town to a city, that’s bad. The best ones always connect nowhere with nowhere and have an alternate that gets you there quicker.”

2Miles West of Eden Valley, MN. Flowers along the route are often mentioned in ZMM, especially in the mountains of Montana. For this reason, I started the practice of stopping where-ever I encountered flowers.
…Thus, when I stopped here to take photographs for a Panorama Photo, I walked to the other side of the highway to photo the flowers in previous photos and the /\ above /\ red clovers, yellow flowers, and white daisies.
…As I knelt to focus my camera, the pungent odor of wet, old, mowed hay rose from around the roots of these spring blooms.

SPECULATIVE FLOWERS by David Matos …
…In the right-hand corner close up, we see what appears to be Reed Canary Grass (Pahlaris arundinacea), a native yet very invasive species. The pink flowers are possibly Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnate) or maybe even Tall Thistle or Swamp Thistle (Cirsium sp)


LEARN MORE …
Reed Canary Grass: Click Here.

Swamp Milkweed: Click Here.

We used Minnesota Wildflowers to look for flowers that matched. Click Here.
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