Weather: Temperatures in the low to mid 50s with mostly cloudy skies. No winds. A violent thundershower swept through and dumped rain for half an hour, followed by persistent sprinkles for another hour.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Morels: Morchella sp.
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis ?
Grand Fir: Abies grandis
Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis
Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.
Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum - Only found along the trail near the Twin Pillars.
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa - Only found along the trail near the Twin Pillars.
American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides - In bud.
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum
* Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata - Beginning to bloom.
* Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis
* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis
* Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
Baneberry: Actaea rubra
Crimson Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus
* Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp. incisa (formerly ssp. viscosa)
* Albert's Whitlowgrass: Draba albertina ?
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum ssp. stenopetalum
* Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina - In bud.
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Slender Woodland Star: Lithophragma tenellum
* Oregon Saxifrage: Micranthes oregana - Beginning to bloom.
* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida - Beginning to bloom.
Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre
Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia
Montana Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa (var. reflexa ?) In bud. Bracteate inflorescence.
* Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum (var. macrophyllum ?)
Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
Bush Ocean Spray: Holodiscus microphyllus var. glabrescens - Around the base of the Twin Pillars.
Western Burnet: Poteridium occidentale
* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
North American Red Raspberry: Rubus (idaeus ssp. strigosus ?)
Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis ? - At base of cliffs at first viewpoint into canyon.
* Hansen's Clover: Trifolium longipes var. hansenii - Beginning to bloom.
Creeping White Clover: Trifolium repens
False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides
* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca
* Stream Violet: Viola glabella
* Northern Bog Violet: Viola nephrophylla
* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium ssp. canescens
Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
* Wasatch Desertparsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens - Beginning to bloom.
* Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis - Beginning to bloom.
Green-leaved Manzanita: Arctostaphylos patula
Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata
Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda
* Dwarf Bilberry: Vaccinium caespitosum
* Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium
Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale
* Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus
Ballheaded Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum (var. alpinum?)
* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina
Varied-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata
Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - In bud.
Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii (var. ?) - In bud.
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
American Brooklime: Veronica americana
* Thymeleaf Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia
Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum
Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - In bud.
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
Snowberry: Symphoricarpos sp.
Mt. Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca
Agoseris monticola
Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea
* Heart-leaved Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Beginning to bloom.
Parry's Arnica: Arnica parryi
Canada Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
Modoc Hawksbeard: Crepis modocensis
Showy Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina
White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - In bud.
* Madia exigua ?
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Beginning to bloom.
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
* White-rayed Mule's Ears: Wyethia helianthoides
Elk - Tracks
Mule Deer - Tracks
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jays
American Robins
Townsend's Solitaire
Cassin's Finch
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pine Siskins
MacGillivray's Warbler
Red-breasted Nuthatches
White-breasted Nuthatch ?
House Wren
Western Fence Lizard
Frogs - Heard
Trout in creek at second crossing.
California Tortoiseshell