Trailhead on Road #23: N46 13.034 --- W121 38.046' --- Elevation: 3760'
Mt. Adams Wilderness Boundary: ~ N46 12.621 --- W121 36.837' --- Elevation: 4412' --- +/- 40'
Pacific Crest Trail #2000: ---- Elevation: ~5760
1. Running Club Moss: Lycopodium clavatum - Occasional along lower sections of the trail.
2. Grape Fern: Botrychium multifidum - Seen in moist area about 100 feet outside the wilderness boundary.
3. Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant - In forest in moist area next to trailhead. Spore-bearing fronds fully formed.
4. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum - Uncommon, found on the lower sections of the trail.
5. Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis -
6. Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa -
7. Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii -
8. Western White Pine: Pinus monticola -
9. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii -
10. Pacific Yew: Taxus brevifolia - Uncommon.
11. Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata -
12. Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana -
13. Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata -
14. Woodrush: Luzula species -
15. Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus - Fairly common.
16. Quillwort: Isotes sp. - Seen in several small ponds along the trail.
17. Narrow-leaf Burreed: Sparganium angustifolium - ????? Found in several shallow ponds along the trail.
18. Skunk Cabbage: Lysichiton americanus - In moist area in forest next to trailhead.
19. Bead Lily, Queen's Cup: Clintonia uniflora - Common along lower sections of the trail.
20. Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Going to seed. Occasional along lower sections of the trail.
21. Rosy Twisted-stalk: Streptopus lanceolatus (formerly Streptopus roseus) - Several seen near the wilderness boundary.
22. Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum - Moderately common up to 5000'. Most of the plants seemed to be seedlings or are very young.
23. Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride -
24. Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax -
25. Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblonifolia - Uncommon, found mostly on lower sections of the trail.
26. Howell's Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii (formerly Caltha biflora) - Fairly common in moist meadows and moist forest.
27. Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla -
28. Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa -
29. Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra -
30. Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra -
* 31. Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata - Several seen in bloom along upper sections of the trail.
32. Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata - Fairly common in open areas from the first large lake up to the Pacific Crest Trail.
33. Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii - Moderately common in meadows up to about 5500'.
* 34. Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia - Moderately common in meadows above 5000'. Several seen in bloom at high elevations.
35. Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - Fairly common. Attractive golden to red foliage at higher elevations.
* 36. Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus - Still blooming at higher elevations along the trail.
37. Trailing Blackberry, Dewberry: Rubus ursinus - Fairly common along lower sections of the trail.
38. Rosy Spirea, Subalpine Spirea: Spiraea splendens var. splendens (formerly S. densiflora) - Fairly common at higher elevations on the trail. It may also be along the lower trail, but these plants are difficult to id from just leaves.
39. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Common.
40. Early Blue Violet: Viola adunca - Very common in meadows below the Pacific Crest Trail.
41. Stream Violet: Viola glabella - Fairly common.
* 42. Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata - Occasional. Several found in bloom at mid-elevations along the trail.
43. Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites -
44. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii -
45. Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza species -
46. Bunchberry: Cornus canadensis -
47. Prince's-pine: Chimaphila umbellata -
48. Western Wintergreen: Gaultheria humifusa (possibly G. ovatifolia) - Fairly common on the lower sections of the trail.
49. Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis -
50.Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia (ssp ?) - Fairly common at lower elevations.
51. Sidebells Pyrola: Pyrola secunda - Uncommon.
52. Cascade Azalea, White Rhododendron: Rhododendron albiflorum var. albiflorum - Uncommon. Seen near 5000'.
53. Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium caespitosum - ???? Common in forest openings below the Pacific Crest Trail. Low growing, with vibrant, deep red foliage.
54. Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum -
55. Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium - Uncommon.
56. Grouseberry, Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium -
57. Bog Bilberry: Vaccinium uliginosum - ???????? Common in moist forest and forest openings.
* 58. Mountain Bog Gentian, Rainier Pleated Gentian: Gentiana calycosa - A few still in bloom.
59. Tall Mt. Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi - Common along the shore at the first large lake encountered, and occasional in moist meadows below the Pacific Crest Trail.
60. Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa ssp. racemosa -
61. Sitka Valerian, Mt. Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis -
62. Twinflower: Linnaea borealis -
63. Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus (formerly Aster ledophyllus) -
* 64. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - Fairly common, a few still in bloom.
* 65. Alpine Aster, Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (formerly Aster alpigenus) - Several still in bloom in meadows below and above Riley Camp.
66. Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis - Occasional in now-dry streambeds.
Cooper's Hawk - Flew within a couple feet of me when called.
Gray Jays (Camp Robbers)
Clark's Nutcracker
Hermit Thrushes
Golden-crowned Sparrow - Numerous
Dark-eyed Juncos - Numerous
Yellow-rumped Warblers - Fairly common.
Chestnut-backed Chickadees
Mountain Chickadees
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Winter Wrens - Fairly common.
Douglas' Squirrel - Fairly common.
Chipmunks - Fairly common.
Elk - Several cows.
Trout in small lake on north side of trail 1/2-3/4 mile west of Burnt Rock.
Yellowjackets
Large blue Dragonfly at small lake on north side of trail 1/2 -3/4 mile west of Burnt Rock.
Water Striders at numerous small lakes and ponds along the trail.