There are at least three different lichens in this photo. Lichens are difficult to identify, but the wispy Lichen is probably Witch's Hair, the branched Lichen may be Forking Bone and the Lichen growing close to the twig in several places Ragbag.

These were photographed on a family hike to Newman Lake and Turtle Rock east of Spokane. Our daughter from Northern Ireland was visiting and wanted to do some hiking. We went with two of our daughters and a number of grandchildren.

These photos remind me of a hike we did years ago with a lady who was an expert on lichens. We learned a lot from her but she left a trail of belongings behind that we quickly learned to pick up and take along for her so that they would not be lost.

If I remember she left her glasses, her camera, her hiking pole and her coat behind in the woods, along with other items. She confessed that she was on her third or fourth camera, having lost the others, though none of them were expensive cameras.