Upper Photo: View north towards peaks in the Eagle Cap Wilderness with the Imnaha River drainage running from right to left and the North Fork Imnaha River running north towards Anaeroid Mountain at center, Ealge Cap Wilderness......July 18, 2019
Lower Photo: View south and southeast towards Sugarloaf Reservoir with the Snake River Canyon and Idaho far beyond, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.....July 18, 2019.
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa
Common Juniper: Juniperus communis (var. saxatilis ?)
Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis - Cliffs near trailhead.
Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi
* Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii
* Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis
* Tufted Hairgrass: Deschampsia cespitosa ?
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (ssp. brevifolius ?)
* Green Fescue: Festuca viridula
* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum
* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda var. secunda
* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Beginning to bloom.
* Fringed Onion: Allium fibrillum
* Swamp Onion: Allium madidum
Big-pod Mariposa: Calochortus eurycarpus - Plants with flower buds.
* Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum
* Short-spur Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta
* Pokeweed: Aconogonon phytolaccifolium (var. glabrum ?)
American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides - In bud.
* Matted Buckwheat: Eriogonum caespitosum
* Piper's Golden Buckwheat: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi
Parsnip-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides - In bud.
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
Zigzag Knotweed: Polygonum minimum
* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum
* Heartleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia
* Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata - Still blooming near snow patches along trail.
* Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis
* Three-leaf Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla - Very abundant bloom!
* Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata
* Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra - Along trail near trailhead.
* Goldie's Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
* Large-flowered Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus
* Blue Mountain Buttercup: Ranunculus populago
* Steers Head: Dicentra uniflora - One remaining in bloom near snow patches high on Sugarloaf Mt.
* Spreadingpod Rockcress: Boechera divaricarpa
* Few-flowered Rockcress: Boechera sparsiflora
Woody Rockcress: Boechera suffrutescens - Maturing fruits.
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Fruits forming atop Sugarloaf Mt.
* Lance-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum - Beginning to bloom atop Sugarloaf Mt.
* Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina
* Nesting Saxifrage: Micranthes nidifica
* Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma - Beginning to bloom.
* Alpine Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra
* Mountain Gooseberry: Ribes montigenum
* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?)
* Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia
* Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla glaucophylla var. glaucophylla
* Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens
Rocky Mountain Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina
* Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens
* Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus (L. caudatus)
* Low Mountain Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii - Atop Sugarloaf Mt.
* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus - Beginning to bloom.
* Woollyhead Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum var. arcuatum
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.
* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana
* Hooked-spur Violet: Viola adunca
* Small White Violet: Viola mackloskeyi - Marshes at trailhead.
* Goosefoot Yellow Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa - A few still in bloom near snow patches atop Sugarloaf Mt.
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium var. canescens
* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum
* Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum
* Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile ?
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
* Cusick's Desert Parsley: Lomatium cusickii - Sugarloaf Mt.
* Bolander's Yampah: Perideridia bolanderi
* Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri ?
* Western Labrador Tea: Rhododendron columbianum
Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium
* False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinicoides
* Alpine Shootingstars: Dodecatheon alpinum
* Miniature Navarretia: Navarretia capillaris
* California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum
* Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilis
Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum (var. capitatum ?) - Past bloom.
* Alpine Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina - Atop Sugarloaf Mt.
Silky Phacelia: Phacelia sericea - Leaves. Atop Sugarloaf Mt.
* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha ?
* Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys sp. - Small-flowered, erect to 1" high.
* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia
* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Brewer's Monkeyflower: Erythranthe breweri
* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii - Beginning to bloom.
* Elephantheads: Pedicularis groenlandica
* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - Fading out of bloom atop Sugarloaf Mt.
* Globe Penstemon: Penstemon globosus - Abundant.
* Payette Penstemon: Penstemon payettensis - Atop Sugarloaf Mt.
* Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii (var. ?) - Meadow at trailhead.
* Wallowa Penstemon: Penstemon spatulatus - Atop Sugarloaf Mt.
* Thyme-leaf Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia
* Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii
* Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata
* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
* Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - In bud.
* Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea
* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis - Beginning to bloom.
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana
Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia - In bud atop Sugarloaf Mt.
* Eaton's Lavender Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus
* Wandering Daisy: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis
* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium
* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - In bud.
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana - In bud atop Sugarloaf Mt.
* Alpine Meadow Groundsel: Packera subnuda var. subnuda
Cusick's Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii - Atop Sugarloaf Mt.
* Mountain Meadow Butterweed: Senecio crassulus
* Sweet Marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides or False-gold Butterweed: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea - Sorry, I didn't look close enought to confirm the ID.
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
* Woolly Goldenweed: Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus - Atop Sugarloaf Mt.
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Least Chipmunks
Elk - numerous tracks and scat
Pika
Red-tailed Hawk
Ravens
Clark's Nutcrackers
Gray Jays
Olive-sided Flycatchers
American Robins
Mountain Bluebirds
Cassin's Finches
Vireo - yellow-green with light eyestripe
Chipping Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
White-crowned Sparrows
Violet-green Swallows
Mountain Chickadees
Ladys spppp