Sagebrush Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Numerous on open slopes of the first large bench. Only the basal leaves are present.

Ookow: Dichelostemma congestum

Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - In bud under oaks along the crest of the ridge.

* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - More numerous above 800'.

Panicle Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - Numerous on open slopes of the first large bench. Only the basal leaves are present.

* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii

Rein Orchid: Platanthera sp. - Basal leaves. Could be one of 4-5 species found in the Gorge.

Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

Scabland Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare

Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum

Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum

Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora ?

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata

* Cushion Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa

Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis

Sticky Chickweed: Cerastium (glomeratum ?)

* Common Chickweed: Stellaria media - Beginning to bloom.

Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - In bud.

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis - Beginning to bloom.

* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma

* Oak Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii - Fairly common under the oaks along the upper ridge.

* Narrow Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa (ssp. filipes?)

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna

Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum - In bud.

Thick-leaved Thelypody: Thelypodium laciniatum var. laciniatum - In bud.

* Fringepods: Thysanocarpus curvipes

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium -In bud.

California Poppy: Eschscholzia californica

* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera (now included with Lithophragma glabrum)

* Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

Brittle-leaved Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa - In bud.

* Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - Beginning to leaf out.

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia - Beginning to leaf out.

Field Parsley Piert: Aphanes arvensis

Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - Beginning to leaf out.

Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata - Beginning to leaf out.

Evergreen Blackberry: Rubus laciniatus - At the parking lot.

Western Burnet: Poterium sanguisorba var. polygamum

* Woollly Pod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshianus - Beginning to bloom.

Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus

Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius x sericeus (Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius) - Some plants to 8-9 inches tall.

Rabbitsfoot Clover: Trifolium arvense

Common Mallow: Malva neglecta

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

Dove'sfoot Geranium: Geranium molle

Deer Brush: Ceanothus integerrimus

Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum - Bright red leaves visible at nodes nearest the ground.

Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea

Burr Chervil: Anthriscus caucalis ?

* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum

Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum (var. dissectum ?)

* Klickitat (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense

Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi

Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

Western Snake Root: Sanicula crassicaulis

Columbian Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. nitida

* Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens - Beginning to bloom.

Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum - In bud.

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

Dustymaidens: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - In bud under oaks near the parking lot.

Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla - In bud.

* Tarweed Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa

Rusty Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys nothofulvus ?

Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus ?

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii

* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella

Moth Mullein: Verbascum blatteria - Seen at the parking lot.

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

* Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus - Beginning to bloom.

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus - Beginning to leaf out.

* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Beginning to bloom.

* Northwestern Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana x deltoidea (or B. careyana) - Beginning to bloom.

Yellow Star-thistle: Centaurea solstitialis

* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule

Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - One plant in bloom along the old "convict" road.

Blanketflower: Gaillardia aristata

Hairy False Goldenaster: Heterotheca villosa (var. ?)

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Purple-tinged leaves emerging from the ground.

* Common Groundsel: Senecio vulgaris

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

Animals Seen During These Hikes:

California Gray Squirrel

Double-crested Cormorant (on the river)

Canada Geese (on the river)

Immature Bald Eagles

Red-tailed Hawks

Prairie Falcon

Common Raven

Scrub Jays

Northern Flicker

Downy Woodpecker

Rock Doves - On cliffs above SR14

Says Phoebe

Western Bluebird

House Finches

Dark-eyed Juncos

Lesser Goldfinches

White-breasted Nuthatches

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Chickadees (heard, not seen)

Brown Creepers

Canyon Wren - Several serenaded me with their melodic songs for several hours.

Paul Slichter