Morel: Morchella sp.
Scouring-rush Horsetail: Equisetum hyemale
Horsetail: Equisetum arvense or E. telmateia
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum ssp. pubescens
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea (var. ?)
California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica
Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa
* Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana
*Willow: Salix sp. - Young twigs yellowish-orange
* White Lilac: Syringia sp.
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
Common Rush: Juncus effusus (ssp. ?)
* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Leiberg's Bluegrass: Poa leibergii
* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia
* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda - In bloom at higher elevations above the Klickitat Trail.
Medusa Head: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Tapertip Onion: Allium acuminatum
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
Common Camas: Camassia quamash (var. breviflora ?)
Ookow: Dichelostemma congestum
* Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - In bud.
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica
Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii
Rein Orchid: Platanthera sp.
Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Streambank Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia parviflora
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra
Linearleaf Montia: Montia linearis
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
Bouncing-bet: Saponaria officinalis
* Common Chickweed: Stellaria media
Western Clematis: Clematis ligusticifolia
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
* Oak Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii
* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma
*Spring Whitlow Grass: Draba verna
Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera
Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii - In bud.
* Small-flowered Praire Star: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Peak Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa
* Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana
* Violet Suksdorfia: Suksdorfia violacea
Spreading Gooseberry: Ribes divaricatum
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
Hawthorn: Crataegus sp. - In bud.
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
Pacific Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus
Sulphur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta
Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - In bud.
Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata - In bud.
Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus
Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus
Douglas' Spiraea: Spiraea douglasii (var. ?)
* Hood River Milkvetch: Astragalus hoodianus
* Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus
.* Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius (formerly var. thompsonianus)
Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus
Rabbitfoot Clover: Trifolium arvense
Red Clover: Trifolium pratense
Klamath Weed: Hypericum perforatum
Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus
Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum
Wild Carrot: Daucus carota
*Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Only a few plants still in bloom.
* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum
* Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense or Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum ?
* Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow flowered form.
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomaium triternatum var. triternatum
Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon/Primula conjugens
* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon/Primula poeticum
Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - In bud.
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia
* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale
* Little Combseed: Gruvelia pusilla
* Slender Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys tenellus
Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris (v. ?)
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica
* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata
* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine
Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa
Riverbank Wormwood: Artemisia ludoviciana
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana x deltoidea ?
Tumble Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa
Chicory: Cichorum intybus
Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis
* Goldstars: Crocidium multicaule - Fading out of bloom.
Hairy False Goldenaster: Heterotheca villosa
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri (old var. cynoglossoides?)
* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Bald Eagles - Adult
Red-tailed Hawk
Western Meadowlark
American Robins
Western Bluebirds
Spotted Towhees
Song Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Kinglets
Winter Wren
Sara's Orangetips
Woolly Bear caterpillars
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The photo at left shows a view downslope to the gravel beach at Klickitat Springs. The Klickitat Trail runs along the base of the hill on this side of the river. There is no bridge crossing of the river downstream about one mile, so this is an out and back adventure of about 4 miles total length. Washington Highway 142 runs just above river level on the far side of the river. Above it is the Company Road, the old logging road which was used to bring logs back to the old mill at Klickitat. It is closed to vehicle traffic but can be hiked or biked, although the paved road is washed out at Wahkiacus Canyon and must be forded.The photo at right shows a view downriver from Klickitat Springs towards the town of Klickitat. The springs in this area are carbonated and were used before most of us could afford refrigerators (after WWII) to help create ice. One of the old ice buildings can be seen across the river in the photo at right. Both photos were taken on April 12, 2011. The slopes along most of the length of the Klickitat River should be ablaze with numerous blooming balsamroots, lupines, desert parsleys (Columbia desert parsley: Lomatium columbianum is seen in the photos here.), milkvetches, puccoon and other spring wildflowers within about 2 weeks if the weather ever warms up!