Hidden Cave
Hike from the cabin to the hidden cave fort above the stream.
The red flower/plant is a Snowplant. It is a very unique and is a rare sight around Big Bear.
SNOWPLANT (Sarcodes sanguinea)
The snowplant is most unusual and a very unforgettable plant. When you come across a snow plant consider yourself lucky because they are a rather rare sight. The snowplant appears singly or in small groups and consists of a vivid red spike sticking up from the soil or pine litter on the forest floor. Most likely, the snowplant got its name because it may appear before the last of the winter snows have melted, creating a blood red contrast with the white snow. The snowplant has no green color because it lacks chlorophyll. Without chlorophyll a plant does not have the ability to create its own food through photosynthesis. Therefore, the snowplant is categorized as a saprophyte, the term used to describe plants that take their nourishment from dead and decaying plant material.