[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

2008

The photo above shows a view of the Cold Springs Wildfire on Mt Adams as seen across drying prairie lands in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........July 16, 2008. The snow line on Mt. Adams is much lower at this time of year compared to last. Currently, there are large patches of snow in forested areas above 5000' on the southeastern slopes of the mountain (seen here). This has prevented the wildfire from spreading higher onto the mountain. This is the largest forest fire on Mt. Adams since the 1880s.

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The following links are all for Mt. Adams country in the southern Washington Cascades:

September 29, 2008: High Camp Trail #10 (PCT to 8000')

September 29, 2008: Killen Creek Trail #113

September 28, 2008: Bathtub Meadows

September 28, 2008: Grand Meadows

September 18, 2008: Area above Pacific Crest Trail to base of Adams Glacier

September 18, 2008: Divide Camp Trail #112

September 18, 2008: Babyshoe Pass Meadows

September 13, 2008: Upper Cascade Creek Basin (Horseshoe Meadows to higher than the Bumper)

September 13, 2008: Pacific Crest Trail (Road #521 to Horseshoe Meadows)

September 6, 2008: Swampy Meadows

September 5, 2008: Round the Mountain Trail #9 (South Climb Trail #183 to Madcat Meadow)

August 24, 2008: Shorthorn Trail #116

August 23, 2008: South Climb Trail #183 (Cold Springs Trailhead to base of Crescent Glacier & South Butte)

August 22, 2008: Crofton Ridge Trail #73

August 22, 2008: Morrison Creek Campground

August 11, 2008: Swampy Meadows

August 11, 2008: Klickitat Canyon NRCA & Road K1000 east of the Mt. Adams Highway

August 11, 2008: Laurel Road (Conboy Lake NWR)

July 31, 2008: Willard Springs Foot Trail (Conboy Lake NWR)

July 31, 2008: Kreps Lane (Conboy Lake NWR)

July 16, 2008: Cold Springs Fire - Photos of the fire from various locations.

July 16, 2008: Laurel Road (upland coniferous forest in Conboy Lake NWR, to west of road)

July 16, 2008: Lakeside Road - Public Hunting Area (Conboy Lake NWR)

July 16, 2008: Lakeside Road - Public Fishing Area (Conboy Lake NWR)

June 22, 2008: River Route Road (Klickitat River Canyon, from Glenwood - Goldendale Road to Yakima Reservation Boundary)

June 22, 2008: Klickitat Canyon NRCA

June 21, 2008: Lakeside Road - Public Hunting Area (Conboy Lake NWR)

June 21, 2008: Lakeside Road - Public Fishing Area (Conboy Lake NWR)

June 21, 2008: Lakeside Road (Conboy Lake NWR, section about 1/2 mile west of Fisher Hill Road)

June 21, 2008: Kreps Lane (Conboy Lake NWR)

June 21, 2008: Laurel Road (upland coniferous forest in Conboy Lake NWR, to west of road)

June 15, 2008: Kreps Lane (Coniferous forest & meadows at east end of Kreps Lane)

June 15, 2008: Kreps Lane (Coniferous forest along north side of Kreps Lane, at west end of refuge (1/4 mile east of private barn).)

June 15, 2008: Willard Springs Foot Trail (Conboy Lake NWR) -

June 15, 2008: Laurel Road (upland coniferous forest in Conboy Lake NWR, to west of road)

May 26, 2008: River Route Road (Logging road through the upper Klickitat Canyon to the Yakama Reservation)

May 17, 2008: Willard Springs Foot Trail (Conboy Lake NWR) - Friends of the Columbia Gorge Hike

May 17, 2008: Laurel Road (Various spots along road in Conboy Lake NWR) - Friends of the Columbia Gorge Hike

May 10, 2008: Klickitat Canyon Natural Resource Conservation Area

May 10, 2008: Lakeside Road, Fishing Area (Conboy Lake NWR)

May 10, 2008: Lakeside Road, one-half mile west of Fisher Hill Road (Conboy Lake NWR)

May 10, 2008: Kreps Lane (along road in Conboy Lake NWR)

May 10, 2008: Kreps Lane (Ponderosa Pine forest on north side of road, Conboy Lake NWR)

May 10, 2008: Willard Springs Foot Trail (Conboy Lake NWR)

May 10, 2008: Laurel Road (along road in Conboy Lake NWR)

May 10, 2008: Laurel Road (upland coniferous forest in Conboy Lake NWR, to west of road)

May 3, 2008: River Route Rd: Upper Klickitat Drainage (Logging road that descends from the Goldendale-Glenwood Road (MP 11.4) and follows the Klickitat River for about 13 miles to the boundary of the Yakama Reservation.

April 27, 2008: Willard Springs Foot Trail, Conboy Lake NWR

April 27, 2008: Road K1000 & Klickitat Canyon NRCA

April 27, 2008: Public Fishing Area, Lakeside Road, Conboy Lake NWR

April 27, 2008: Lakeside Road, Conboy Lake NWR (about 1/3 mile west of Fisher Hill Road)

April 27, 2008: Kreps Lane, Conboy Lake NWR

April 11, 2008: Public Fishing Area, Lakeside Road, Conboy Lake NWR

April 11, 2008: Road K1000 & Klickitat Canyon NRCA

April 11, 2008: Laurel Road & Kreps Lane, Conboy Lake NWR


The photo above shows an elk herd splashing through wetlands along Kreps Lane in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.........April 27, 2008.

The photo above shows a view from Kreps Lane across wet prairie lands in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge towards Mt. Adams..................May 13, 2007. The snow line on Mt. Adams is much lower at this time of year compared to last. Currently, there are large patches of snow in forested areas above 4000' on the southeastern slopes of the mountain (seen here) while one can drive no higher than 2500-3000' on the south and southwestern approaches to the mountain.

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