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Weather: Clear blue, sunny skies with a light wind in the morning to moderately gusty by mid-afternoon. Temperatures in the mid to upper 50s where wind-sheltered.
This hike is mostly on public (USFS) lands with some trails. Because the site is surrounded by hostile land owners, one should know the boundaries, or at least have visited with someone who knows the routes to avoid potential conflicts. The area is also visited by equestrians (local land owners) and increasingly by mountain bikers, so some sort of intervention will soon be needed to prevent this area from being degraded.
* indicates a wildflower currently in bloom.
Wolfbane Lichen: Letharia vulpina
Puffballs:
Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum pilferum
Lace Lipfern: Myriopteris gracillima
Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Medusahead: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - Terminal buds swelling.
Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Willow: Salix sp. - In bud.
Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum (or hybrid with T. rydbergii ?)
Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum ?
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii
Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum ssp. proliferum
Curly Dock ? : Rumex crispus
Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana - In bud.
Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra - In bud.
* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
* Common Chickweed: Stellaria media
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - In bud.
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
* Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna
* Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera
Thick-leaf Thelypody: Thelypodium laciniatum var. laciniatum
* Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum
* Peak Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa
Serviceberry: Amelanchier sp.
Antelope Bitterbush: Purshia tridentata - Beginning to leaf out.
Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius x Lupinus sericeus (formerly L. latifoliius var. thompsonianus) - Basal leaves emerging from ground.
Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Clarkia: Clarkia sp.
Chervil: Anthriscus scandicina
* Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow-flowered form.
Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Leaves only.
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi
Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Leaves only.
Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri (P. montana)
Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. nitida
Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum - Leaves only.
* Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis
Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum v. thompsonii - Lots of leaves visible under the oaks.
* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla
Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri or similar ?
Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus ? - Basal leaves present.
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Beginning to bloom.
Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii
English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata
Annual Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana or hybrid with B. deltoidea ? - Flower buds visible, should be a good bloom in about 10 days.
Bachelor's Button: Centaurea cyanus
Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa
Hairy Goldaster: Heterotheca villosa
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
Mule Deer herds
Bald Eagles
Red-tailed Hawks
Harrier
Raven
Scrub Jays
Northern Flicker
Western Meadowlarks
American Robins
Western Bluebirds
Horned Larks
Golden-crowned Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
House Sparrows
Red-breasted Nuthatch