The snow has finally cleared off the full length of the Roads End Trail #201A during the past week. However, there is still a significant snow drift on a northwest facing slope at the junction with the Onion Creek Trail which can be negotiated along the base of the drift, but it is very muddy and very narrow and the slope beneath is very, very steep, so those who are squeamish about heights should wait another week or snow for more snow to melt. Access to Strawberry Mountain from Strawberry Lake is still obstructed by a tall east-facing snow cornice just downhill from the junction where that trail joins the Onion Creek Trail. That route probably won't open yet for at least another 2 weeks. Finally, there are 1 foot snow drifts along the Onion Creek Trail for the 100 meters or so south and downhill of its junction with the final trail to the top of Strawberry Mountain. The steep trail to the top is clear of snow except for about 100 meters of 1-2 foot drifts within the trees just above this last junction. These latter two sections of snow are easily crossed and should melt out within the next 7-10 days.
Fairly complete plant list for the Roads End Trail #201A and Strawberry Mountain.
American Alpine Lady Fern: Athyrium alpestre var. americanum
American Parsley Fern: Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Brittle Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Brewer's Pellaea: Pellaea breweri
Rock Sword Fern: Polystichum scopulinum
Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. saxatilis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa
Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis
* Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii or Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi - Beginning to bloom.
Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius
* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus - Beginning to bloom.
* Small-winged Sedge: Carex microptera
* Kellogg's Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa ?
* Dunhead Sedge: Carex phaeocephala
* Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii
* Ross' Sedge: Carex rossii ? - Beginning to bloom.
* American Stinging Nettle: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis
* Long-spurred Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys - Beginning to bloom.
* Piper's Golden Buckwheat: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi
* Wyeth Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
* Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum
* Alpine Springbeauty: Claytonia megarhiza - Beginning to bloom.
* Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis
* Oregon Silene: Silene oregana
Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra
* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Blue Mountain Larkspur: Delphinium depauperatum
* Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale
Steershead: Dicentra uniflora - Already past bloom.
* Drummond's Rockcress: Arabis drummondii - Ascending pods.
* Lemmon's Rockcress: Arabis lemmonii - Spreading pods.
* Lyall's Rockcress: Boechera lyallii - Erect pods.
* Dropseed Rockcress: Boechera pendulocarpa ?
* Slender Draba: Draba albertina
* Alpine Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca
* Western Twin Bladderpod: Physaria occidentalis ssp. occidentalis - Beginning to bloom.
Lanceleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum - In bud.
* Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica (former var. alpina )
* Alpine Prickly Currant: Ribes montigenum
* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum
* Short-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla brevifolia
* Mountain Meadow Cinquefoil: Potentilla glaucophylla var. glaucophylla
* Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea ?
* Rocky Mountain Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis pseudorupestris var. saxicola
* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata
* Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens
* Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus
* Goosefoot Yellow Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa
Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium var. canescens - In bud.
* Club-fruited Willowherb: Epilobium clavatum ? - Beginning to bloom.
* Rose Willow-herb: Epilobium obcordatum - Beginning to bloom.
* Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum
* Fennel Cymopteris: Cymopterus terebinthinus var. foeniculaceus
* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum - Beginning to bloom.
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii
* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis
* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens
* Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium
Field Bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis - At the trailhead.
* Alpine Mountain Trumpet: Collomia debilis - Beginning to bloom.
* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis
* Yellow-staining Collomia: Collomia tinctoria
* Nuttall's Linanthus: Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. nuttallii - Beginning to bloom.
Mountain Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata
* Desert Phlox: Phlox austromontana?
* California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum
* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum - Fading out of bloom.
* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina - Beginning to bloom.
* Silky Phacelia: Phacelia sericea var. ciliosa
* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha
Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia
* Glandular Paintbrush: Castilleja glandulifera
* Peck's Paintbrush: Castilleja peckiana
Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii
* Elephant Heads: Pedicularis groenlandica
* Taper-leaved Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. palustris
* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus
* Small Pincushion Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. formosus
* American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii
* Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos rotundifolius - In bud.
* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca
Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca ? or (Mountain Agoseris: Agoseris monticola ?)
* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - Beginning to bloom.
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis
Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (var. ?) - In bud.
* Dwarf Mountain Fleabane: Erigeron compositus (former var. glabratus ?)
Foothill Daisy: Erigeron corymbosus - In bud.
* Eaton's Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus
* Peregrine Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis
Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus - In bud.
* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium
Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii - In bud.
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana
Black Head: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. occidentalis
* Mountain Meadow Butterweed: Senecio crassulus - Beginning to bloom.
Arrowleaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis
* Northern Goldenrod: Solidago multiradiata
* Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi - Beginning to bloom
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Chipmunk
Golden Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Flickers
Clark's Nutcrackers
Mountain Bluebirds ?
Cassin's Finches
Chipping Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pine Siskins
White-throated Swift
Violet-green Swallows
Hummingbirds (Annas or Rufous ?)
Blue on Microseris nutans
Admiral
Milbert's Tortoiseshells
Painted Ladys
Anglewings
Fritillarys
Sulfur - Clear yellow wings.
Whites
Anise Swallowtails
Indra Swallowtail
Western Tiger Swallowtails
Large Dragonflies - Black and light green abdomen striping.
Small Red Dragonflies
Ladybugs
Bumblebees of various sizes
Flies
Mosquitoes
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