Yellow Lady’s Slipper Orchid. Michigan’s U.P. Photo © Jim Doty Jr.

Several years ago, another photographer told me there are a lot of Yellow Lady’s Slippers in early June along U.S. 2 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. This year is the first time I’ve had a chance to be up there in early June and photograph them. Just drive drive west from the Mackinac Bridge on highway 2 and watch along the side of the road. It was raining steadily when I took this photo. I had a large umbrella to protect my camera gear and keep the rain from moving the orchid. I got wet.