[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon

2012

Nettleleaf horsemint (Agastache urticifolia) and mountain larkspur (Delphinium glaucum) blooming enmasse on slopes along the north end of Summit Drive, Umatilla National Forest.............July 24, 2012.

Nettleleaf horsemint (Agastache urticifolia) and mountain larkspur (Delphinium glaucum) blooming enmasse on slopes along the north end of Summit Drive, Umatilla National Forest.............July 24, 2012.

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July 24, 2012: Lake Creek Trail #3079 & Umatilla Rim Trail #3080 to the north side of High Ridge, Umatilla National Forest.

July 1, 2012: Bald Mt., Umatilla National Forest. A Washington Native Plant Society Hike

July 1, 2012: Jubilee Lake Trail, Umatilla National Forest. A Washington Native Plant Society Hike

June 30, 2012: Lake Creek Trail #3079 & Umatilla Rim Trail #3080, Umatilla National Forest. A Washington Native Plant Society Hike

June 29, 2012: Roadside Plants along Forest Service Road #64 between Jubilee Lake Campground and Mottet Campground, Umatilla National Forest.

June 3, 2012: Idlewild Campground, Malheur National Forest - Accessed off US Highway 395 north of Burns, Oregon

June 2, 2012: Fish Lake Campground, Steens Mountain

June 2, 2012: Jackman Park Campground, Steens Mountain

June 2, 2012: North Loop Road, Steens Mountain - Between Page Springs and Jackman Park (Gate is closed at Jackman Park although one can park in the camprground and walk the road uphill. Drifts of snow still cover the road in locations near the Kiger Gorge Overlook.).

June 1, 2012: Arizona Creek Road, Pueblo Mountains

June 1, 2012: Sandy flats on BLM property in the Pueblo Valley

May 31, 2012: Domingo Pass Road, Pueblo Mountains

May 30 - June 3, 2012: Page Springs Campground, Steens Mountain

May 30, 2012: US Highway 20 (between Bend, Oregon and Burns, Oregon)


A view west across the sandy bottomlands of the Pueblo Valley towards Pueblo Mountain............June 1, 2012.

A view west across the sandy bottomlands of the Pueblo Valley towards Pueblo Mountain............June 1, 2012. The blue skies are deceptive as 6 hours later, the area was lashed by violent winds, lightning and thunder, and torrential downpours of both rain and slushy hail.

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