August 28, 2004
Gillette Lake
Gillette Lake is a small lake located along the Pacific Crest Trail on the Washington side of the Pacific Crest Trail. It may be reached from either the Bridge of the Gods trailhead or the North Bonneville Trailhead along Washington State Road #14. The lake may be reached after about 50-70 minutes of hiking, depending on how much botanizing. The lake seems to be popular with swimmers, but is posted for no camping and no fires.
1. Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza
2. Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum
3. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum
* 4. Cat-tail: Typha latifolia
5. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii
6. Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa
7. Red Alder: Alnus rubra
8. Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta (wild species?)
9. Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica
* 10. Grass Pink: Dianthus armeria
11. Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia (Arenaria) macrophylla
12. Vine Maple: Acer circinatum
13. Big Leaf maple: Acer macrophyllum
14. Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica
15. Rough Wallflower: Erysimum asperum
16. Shining Oregon Grape: Mahonia (Berberis) aquifolium
17. Cascade oregon Grape: Mahonia (Berberis) nervosa
18. Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra
19. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
20. Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum
21. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia
22. Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca
23. Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum
24. Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor
25. Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata
26. Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
27. Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus discolor
28. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus
29. Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus
30. Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii
* 31. Red Clover: Trifolium pratense
32. Poison Oak: Rhus diversiloba
33. Buck Brush: Ceanothus sanguineum
34. Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana
* 35. Queen Anne's lace: Daucus carota
36. Creek Dogwood: Cornus stolonifera
* 37. Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina
* 38. Common Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
39. Water Parsley: Oenanthe sarmentosa
40. Kinnikinnick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
41. Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium
42. Broad-leaf Star Flower: Trientalis latifolia
* 43. Silver-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata
* 44. Small-flowered Forget-me-not: Myosotis laxa ?
* 45. Rough Bugleweed: Lycopus uniflorus
* 46. Field Mint: Mentha arvensis
47. Yerba Buena: Satureja douglasii
* 48. Bittersweet Nightshade: Solanum dulcamara
* 49. American Speedwell: Veronica americana
* 50. English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata
51. Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea
52. Teasel: Dipsacus sylvestris
53. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* 54. Pearly Everlastings: Anaphalis margaratacea
* 55. Oregon Aster: Aster oregonensis
56. Leafy Beggar Ticks: Bidens frondosa
* 57. Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa
* 58. Spotted Knapweed: Centaurea maculosa
59. Ox-eye Daisy: Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
* 60. Canada Thistle: Cirsium canadense
* 61. Annual Fleabane: Erigeron annuus
* 62. Western Goldenrod: Euthamia (Solidago) occidentalis - Beginning to bloom.
63. Cudweed: Gnaphalium species
* 64. Nipplewort: Lapsana communis
65. Sweet Colt's Foot: Petasites frigidus
* 66. Meadow Goldenrod: Solidago canadensis
1. Maidenhair Spleenwort: Asplenium trichomanes - Several plants seen along the Pacific Crest Trail.
* 2. Rough-leaf Aster: Aster radulinus - Abundant in sunny clearings on the connector trail between the North Bonneville Trailhead and the Pacific Crest Trail.